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I don’t know why we hanker after this Oscar business: Naseeruddin Shah
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I don’t know why we hanker after this Oscar business: Naseeruddin Shah

As Marathi film Court is considered for the Oscars, veteran actor Shah thinks it Indian appreciation matters more
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26 Sep, 2015

Two days ago, India celebrated as Marathi film Court was selected as its submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards in February next year.

But veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah doesn't seem too pleased. In an interview with Indian Express, the actor said: "I don’t really care about the Oscars. Court is one of the finest films and in fact the best film to have released in recent times. I don’t know why we hanker after this Oscar business.”

That's not it, Shah went further and added, "“I think it should be enough for makers of Court that the film has been liked and much appreciated in our own country and that is what matters.”

Here in Pakistan, recently released film Moor was selected as the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee's pick for submission to the Foreign Language Film Award category at the 88th Academy Awards. Moor's director Jami was very happy to have his film selected, as he said: "With this submission to the Oscars our destination is beyond hope now, as we now know that our stepping stone was in the right direction."

If both films make it to the final round, will Shah feel the same way?

Comments

Satt Sep 26, 2015 02:46pm
Indian cinema is totally different from western cinema,European or American.Story telling in India has total different philosophy.For foreigners it not easy to understand or grab the philosophy behind Indian cinema but for Indian's it easy to correlate with any foreign story as human emotions are same everywhere.For understanding Indian cinema you need Indian eyes,Indian view of world is different.For e.g when "Mother India" went to Oscars,people from Academy appreciated the film but few people didn't correlate with the story..they were asking "why the protagonist rejected the marriage proposal of wealthy businessman,he could have nurtured her children more easily"
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Bitter truth Sep 26, 2015 03:15pm
Because oscars appreciate art unlike indian movie awards that focus more on box office returns. A veteran actor like yourself should know this.
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Satt Sep 26, 2015 04:24pm
"If both films make it to the final round, will Shah feel the same way?" So if he will feel different way than what will you do ? Will you judge him ? And how do you know what he is feeling ? Silly people asking silly question's and judging people.Shame on you.
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