Gujarati movie oscar

September 20, 2022 | 07:18 pm 2 min read 'Chhello Show' will represent India at the Oscars next year While social media platforms and fan groups increasingly batted for films like RRR and The Kashmir Files to get nominated as India's submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars 2023, the final decision has been made. The Gujarati movie Chhello Show ( Last Film Show) has been selected to represent India at the 95th Here's more on this. Why does this story matter? Both While the former flaunted acclaimed director and actors at the helm, the latter was called the "people's champion" as, without proper promotion or a huge budget, it emerged as one of the most profitable ventures in 2022. The chances of RRR bagging the nomination increased after its massive craze in the West. 'Last Film Show' features a young cinephile On Tuesday, the Film Federation of India announced the official entry to the coveted film awards ceremony. Written and directed by Pan Nalin ( Samsara, Angry Indian Goddesses), Last Film Show (English title) is a coming-of-age story featuring a young boy Samay (Bhavin Rabari). The movie follows Samay's awe and fascination with cinema, and his zeal to keep the form alive in his life. Film premiered at Tirbeca Film Festival last year The official trailer of the Gujarati film was dropped in June 2021 after which it premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Later, it went on to win the Golden Spike at the 66th Valladolid International Film Festi...

• • • • India’s official entry to the 95th Academy Awards, popularly known as The Oscars, will be Gujarati coming-of-age drama Chhello Show. Also known as the Last Film Show, the movie focuses on the dreams of a young boy who is fascinated by the cinema and wants to become a storyteller. In 2021 the Indian cinema saw many blockbuster releases that won the hearts of the audience. Films like RRR, The Kashmir Files, Sardar Udham Singh and Shershah were some of the celebrated movies that received positive reviews from critics and viewers. However, when it came to deciding India’s entry for the coming Oscar Awards of 2023, the movie that beat the big names was the Gujarati drama Chhello Show, also known as Last Film Show. The critically acclaimed film will be representing India in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars in 2023. Suggested Readings: Gujarati Film ‘Chhello Show’ Is India’s Oscar Entry 2023 The movie is the story of a nine-year-old boy from a small village Chalala in Saurashtra, Gujarat. He is introduced to the world of cinema by his parents and grows to become extremely fond of watching movies. His father doesn’t allow him to watch films and tells him to focus on studying instead of sneaking away to watch films. However, he cracks a deal with a projectionist who lets him watch movies in exchange for homemade food which changes his course of life. The movie is written, directed and produced by Pan Nalin and stars Bhavin Rabari, Bhavesh Shrimali, Dipen Raval, ...

With SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster RRR garnering acclaim among international critics and carving a fandom all over the Internet, cinephiles speculated that RRR would indeed be India’s official submission to Oscars 2023 for Best International Feature. Instead, a critical darling and festival favorite Gujarati film called Chhello Show was chosen as this year’s pick from India. The film is a Cinema Paradiso-like tale of how an adolescent from a village in Saurashtra has the summer of his lifetime through the beauty of motion pictures. The plot basically finds nine-year-old Samay working out a deal with a local cinema hall’s projector technician, allowing him to be engrossed with one movie or the other. As it is, films celebrating the art of movies and movie-watching in such a romanticised fashion, end up being critically acclaimed at international festivals. No matter how localised the narrative might be, the themes of film appreciation tend to incite universal praise. Other than the aforementioned Italian classic Cinema Paradiso, some other cases in point include Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi), Cinema Bandi (Telugu), Pain and Glory (Spanish), 8 1⁄2 (Italian), and so on. The first Gujarati feature to be selected for the showcase at Tribeca, Chhello Show also contested at Spain’s Valladolid International Film Festival taking home the top prize, Golden Spike for Best Film. What is the selection process for Oscars? While it is definitely a moment to celebrate for Gujarati and I...

The Film Federation of India has unanimously picked Gujarati film Chhello Show, or Last Film Show as the country's entry to next year's "What a night this is going to be," Nalin said, making the announcement on social media on Tuesday. "Gratitude to Film Federation of India and thank you FFI jury members. Thank you for believing in Chhello Show. "Now I can breathe again and believe in cinema that entertains, inspires and enlightens." Nalin's film was picked from 13 titles in various languages from across India. It beat the highly favoured RRR, the blockbuster Telugu film that has shattered box office records this year, and is currently the third-highest-grossing Indian film in history. Controversial Hindi feature The Kashmir Files, which has been criticised for advocating violence against Muslims, was also in the running. The drama, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s, is one of the most successful films of the year, largely benefiting from the support of India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Brahmastra: Part One — Shiva, starring real-life couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, was also among films being considered. "The 17-member jury unanimously chose Chhello Show," FFI president TP Aggarwal told Indian news agency PTI. Chhello Show had its world premiere at the "With vivid cinematography that captures the charm of the Gujarat region of India, the film is an homage to the cinema of the past, and a jubilant reminder of the universal magic...

Last year, Tamil drama 'Koozhangal' ('Pebbles'), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, was India's official entry at the Oscars but didn't make the shortlist. The last Indian film that made it to the final five was Aamir Khan-led "Lagaan" in 2001. 'Mother India' (1958) and 'Salaam Bombay' (1989) are the other two Indian movies to have made it to the top five. The 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. Four state-owned financial entities — Punjab National Bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India, State Bank of India, and Bank of Baroda — that together own just over 45% of UTI Asset Management Company (AMC) are understood to be working on inviting formal bids for selling their stakes, top officials close to the development told ET.