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After much deliberation, the Film Federation of India decided to
push Rang De Basanti as India's official entry to the Academy Awards
which would be held early next year in the USA. The film has been
nominated in two categories which include Best Original Song (Khalbali
and Looka-Chhupi) and Best Foreign Film.
Considering that Bollywood's fare this year has been nothing short
of extra-ordinary (Krrish, Fanaa, Omkara), the choice of Rang De
Basanti - a film which aimed to instil nationalistic values, that
date from the days of India's struggle for independence, into gen
X and Y- was welcomed and much lauded.
Rang De Basanti's greatest rival was the thinking man's comedy
Lage Raho Munnabhai. Its producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra was, however,
dissatisfied with the FFI's decision and has therefore submitted
Lage Raho as a private entry.
Indian-born Canadian Deepa Mehta's Water - based on the plight
of widows in India - has also been submitted to the Oscars, in the
Best Foreign Film category.
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