Despite the closure of theaters for the past two years, there has been no dearth of good films in Indian cinema. So the selection process for the Oscar entry from India started in Kolkata on Monday. A 15 member jury of Film Federation of India chaired by Shaji N Karan shortlisted 14 films for India’s entry in the Academy Awards.
Together, they will choose the film that will compete for the Best Foreign Language category at the 94th Academy Awards next year.
Malayalam director and acclaimed cinematographer Shaji N Karan’s jury will look at all these 14 films and select India’s official entry for Best Film. These 14 films also include Malayalam film Nayatu, Tamil film Mandela, Vidya Balan’s “Sherni” in Hindi films and the recent release Vicky Kaushal’s “Sardar Udham Singh”.
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Last year, Jose Pellissery’s directorial Malayalam film Jallikattu was sent to the Oscars. However, the film could not make it to the final list of the Oscar jury. Significantly, in the year 2022, the Oscars will be held on March 27.
Talking about the Sherni, it is a film directed by Amit V Masurkar, in which Vidya Balan tries to catch a man-eating tiger as a forest officer.
On the other hand, Vicky Kaushal’s Sardar Udham is made under the direction of Shoojit Sircar. The film tells the story of Sardar Udham Singh who shot a British officer in retaliation for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.
