RDB is India’s entry for Oscar
“Rang De Basanti” (RDB), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s take on modern day patriotism and one of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters of the year, will be India’s entry to the Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.
The decision to send the Aamir Khan starrer to the Oscars was announced here by the Film Federation of India.
“This year, there were eight films in contention, including “Lage Raho Munnabhai, “Krissh” and “Omkara”, but the jury chose “Rang De Basanti,” Film Federation of India member Suparn Sen said here.
“This year, it was a tough call because there were so many quality films in the running, Rang De Basanti stood out for its cinematic quality, its script. It is a very contemporary film and overall we thought it would be a good choice. Now let us see what they (the Academy) think,” chairman of the jury and noted film maker Basu Chatterjee told PTI here.
Starring Aamir Khan, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor and Anupma Kher, RDB chronicles one incident in the lives of seven yougsters as they go from being carefree college students to revolt against the government system.
The film, whose songs proved big hits, won critical acclaim as well as box office success.
— PTI
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