Not Sardar Udham /Sherni, but Koozhangal is India's entry for Oscars

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Two Bollywood films have been shortlisted for India's official entry to the Oscars in 2022. 'Sherni,' starring Vidya Balan, and 'Sardar Udham,' starring Vicky Kaushal, have been included in a list of 14 films from which the best one will be sent as India's official entry for the 94th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. Both films were released on OTT this year.

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'Sherni,' directed by Amit Masurkar, stars Vidya Balan as a forest officer attempting to resolve man-animal conflicts. Sharat Saxena, Mukul Chaddha, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala, and Neeraj Kabi also star in the film.

In an interview with ETimes, Neeraj Kabi reacted to 'Sherni' being selected as India's official entry for the Oscars, and he stated,

I know that we've all put so much effort into this film. This has been a fruit of labour, so let's just wait and see what comes out of it. I cannot say anything right now, whether it is Oscar-worthy or if it will win awards.

- Neeraj Kabi

'Sardar Udham,' directed by Shoojit Sircar, tells the true story of revolutionary Sardar Udham Singh. Vicky Kaushal stars as the title character in this historical drama, which was recently released on OTT. This film depicts Sardar Udham Singh's mission to avenge the deaths of those killed in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

The 94th Academy Awards will recognise the best films released between March 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022. On March 27, 2022, the official ceremony will be held at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

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Misleading. The jury has shortlisted 14 movies, from which they will pick the entry. Sherni and Udham Singh happen to among those 14 films.

The title of the topic is similar to Sonam claiming to be a National Award winner.😆

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Misleading. The jury has shortlisted 14 movies, from which they will pick the entry. Sherni and Udham Singh happen to among those 14 films.

The title of the topic is similar to Sonam claiming to be a National Award winner.😆

if I write shortlisted less people will open the thread it is just to catch eyeballs

Sonam got a special mention

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India has finalised it's official entry into the Oscars 2022 and it is Tamil film - Koozhangal.

The PS Vinothraj directorial has been selected as India's official entry to the 94th Academy Awards.

Shaji N Karun, the chairperson of the 15-member selection committee, announced the decision while Film Federation of India (FFI) Secretary-General Supran Sen confirmed that the decision was a unanimous one. The Academy Awards for 2021 will be held on March 27, 2022, in Los Angeles. Speaking about the selection, Shaji N Karun said, “In the centenary year of Satyajit Ray, it is rather poetic that we had the screening in Kolkata. Ray was the torchbearer of Indian content to the world and we will strive to select a film that epitomises Indianness and its varied culture".

Koozhangal, which is based on the relationship between an alcoholic father and his son and follows their journey together to bring back the wife/mother who has gone off to her father’s house, is based on a real incident that took place in director Vinothraj’s family, inspiring him to spin it into a story for his debut film. The feature has already won the prestigious Tiger Award at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam held in Netherlands earlier this year. The film has presented by Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan and featured music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

The film had to beat 14 others from across the country that were in the running to be sent to the Oscars, including Amit Masurkar's Vidya Balan-starrer 'Sherni' and Shoojit Sircar's Sardar Udham Singh biopic starring Vicky Kaushal, Sidharth Malhotra-starrer Captain Vikram Batra biopic, 'Kaagaz' featuring Pankaj Tripathi, and Farhan Akhtar's sports film, 'Toofan' from the Hindi film industry. Besides these, Tamil film 'Mandela', Marathi films 'Aata Vel Zaali', 'Karkhanisanchi Waari' and 'Godavari', Assamese film 'Bridge, Gujrati film 'Chhello Show', Malayalam film 'Nayattu' and Gojri film 'Laila Aur Satt Geet' were also in the running and were screened at Kolkata's Bijoli cinema where the screening process took place.

Originally posted by: priya185

if I write shortlisted less people will open the thread it is just to catch eyeballs

Sonam got a special mention

Missing Sonam ❤️

Don't know why but I find her endearing