Janjivan Bureau / Mumbai: One of the best rated Hindi films in recent months, Newton is all set to begin its journey to the Oscars as it’s declared as India’s official entry to the competition.
The film – featuring Rajkummar Rao in the lead – offers a humorous take on India’s electoral system and how people in remote areas don’t get the benefit of the government’s policies.
Amit V Masurkar, the director of the film, says he didn’t expect this news. He says, “This was totally unexpected for me, because I didn’t even know we were part of the competition. I think somebody from the office entered our name into it and I only came to know when somebody called me today.”
The movie, which released commercially across the country today, is Amit Masurkar’s second directorial venture.
Rao, who played the lead role in the film, took to Twitter to share the news. “Very happy to share this news that #NEWTON is India’s official entry to the #OSCARS this year. Congratulations team,” he posted.
Directed by Amit Masurkar, ‘Newton’, which hit screens on September 22, revolves around a government clerk who tries his best to conduct free and fair voting in a Naxal-controlled town.
The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav, Anjali Patil, Danish Hussain, Sanjay Mishra.
