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Play it as it lays, they say. Here is a no holds barred, angry response on his film being sidelined in the official entry race for the Oscars
Kunal.M.Shah
Posted On Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 04:05:35 AM
Sanjay Singh, producer of Udaan is mighty upset as his film is not the official entry to the Oscars while Aamir Khan's Peepli Live is. Singh feels that the film has only been selected because of the mighty star power of Khan.
Sanjay Singh said, "Aamir Khan is a very talented and respected actor. His film Peepli Live is good but to say that it is deserving of India's entry to the Oscars is open to debate. While the subject of farmer's suicide was dealt with in an interesting way, the media issue has been seen in some 100 odd movies these days.
There was nothing new in it. Only merit plays an important role in the selection of films for the 'Best Foreign Language' film category in the Oscars."
Singh further said, "The last five years have seen Rang De Basanti, Eklavya, Taare Zameen Par, Harishchandrachi Factory and Peepli Live as India's entry to the Oscars. Three of these movies have Aamir Khan in them in either acting or producing roles (even one directing role).
Does this mean that there is no other good cinema being made in India? Is Aamir Khan the only 'creator' of good cinema in one of the largest film industries in the world? Why are movies being judged because of the presence of an actor? When will we realize that in the West it is the director and the script that plays an integral part in defining a film's success?"
Speaking about Udaan, he said, "It's a coming-of-age film that defied popular genres and was both critically and commercially successful.It even got selected in the 'Un Certain Regard' at the Cannes Film Festival competing with the likes of filmmakers such as Godard etc. But since my film does not have any stars, it found its way to the netherworld of the awards category in India. We have to think differently.
We can't keep sending commercially successful movies to the Oscars. Movies without stars don't do well in our country but there are good movies still being made. For example Harishchandrachi Factory was a well made intelligent Indian film without stars and it was rightly selected for the Oscars. But such examples in the last 10 years (barring Shwaas) are few."
He finally said, "India's entry to the Oscars is not about pandering to certain egos or filmi cliques. It is about representing India's best from across the length and breadth of the country. Similarly there are good movies still being made out there, with or without stars. So let us please get over this fixation on stars and move on."
Source: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20100930201009300405349162fb721ab/Udaan-producer-rips-apart-Peepli-Live.html
ur take guys??
Kunal.M.Shah
Posted On Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 04:05:35 AM
Sanjay Singh, producer of Udaan is mighty upset as his film is not the official entry to the Oscars while Aamir Khan's Peepli Live is. Singh feels that the film has only been selected because of the mighty star power of Khan.
Sanjay Singh said, "Aamir Khan is a very talented and respected actor. His film Peepli Live is good but to say that it is deserving of India's entry to the Oscars is open to debate. While the subject of farmer's suicide was dealt with in an interesting way, the media issue has been seen in some 100 odd movies these days.
There was nothing new in it. Only merit plays an important role in the selection of films for the 'Best Foreign Language' film category in the Oscars."
Singh further said, "The last five years have seen Rang De Basanti, Eklavya, Taare Zameen Par, Harishchandrachi Factory and Peepli Live as India's entry to the Oscars. Three of these movies have Aamir Khan in them in either acting or producing roles (even one directing role).
Does this mean that there is no other good cinema being made in India? Is Aamir Khan the only 'creator' of good cinema in one of the largest film industries in the world? Why are movies being judged because of the presence of an actor? When will we realize that in the West it is the director and the script that plays an integral part in defining a film's success?"
Speaking about Udaan, he said, "It's a coming-of-age film that defied popular genres and was both critically and commercially successful.It even got selected in the 'Un Certain Regard' at the Cannes Film Festival competing with the likes of filmmakers such as Godard etc. But since my film does not have any stars, it found its way to the netherworld of the awards category in India. We have to think differently.
We can't keep sending commercially successful movies to the Oscars. Movies without stars don't do well in our country but there are good movies still being made. For example Harishchandrachi Factory was a well made intelligent Indian film without stars and it was rightly selected for the Oscars. But such examples in the last 10 years (barring Shwaas) are few."
He finally said, "India's entry to the Oscars is not about pandering to certain egos or filmi cliques. It is about representing India's best from across the length and breadth of the country. Similarly there are good movies still being made out there, with or without stars. So let us please get over this fixation on stars and move on."
Source: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20100930201009300405349162fb721ab/Udaan-producer-rips-apart-Peepli-Live.html
ur take guys??
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