FFI Jury On Sardar Udham Oscars Row: Choosing A Film For Oscars Is Like Strategising To Win An Olympic Match
Earlier this week, Indraadip Dasgupt a Film Federation of India (FFI) jury member opened up about Sardar Udham not being selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2022.
Earlier
this
week,
Indraadip
Dasgupta
a
Film
Federation
of
India
(FFI)
jury
member
opened
up
about
Sardar
Udham
not
being
selected
as
India's
official
entry
for
Oscars
2022.
Indraadip's
comments
garnered
a
lot
of
flak
by
netizens
online.
He
had
said
that
the
film
based
on
the
assassination
of
Michael
O'Dwyer
by
Sardar
Udham
Singh,
projected
'our
hatred
towards
the
British',
which
he
deemed
'unfair'
in
the
'era
of
globalisation'.
Now
Malayali
filmmaker
Shaji
N
Karun,
who
is
also
on
the
FFI
jury
opened
up
about
the
same
saying.
During
an
interview
with
The
Print,
he
said,
"For
me,
personally,
choosing
a
film
nomination
for
the
Oscars
is
like
strategising
to
win
an
Olympic
match.
The
jury
agreed
that
this
film
(Koozhangal)
had
great
cinematic
content,
and
has
the
strength,
capability
and
contestability
to
win
at
the
Oscars."
He
revealed
that
Koozhangal
was
'best
of
the
lot'.
"This
is
not
a
National
Award
nomination.
We
have
to
pick
a
film
that
will
stand
out
among
nominations
coming
from
92
countries," he
added.
Explaining
the
process
further,
he
said
that
"One
has
to
strategise
and
pick
a
film
we
think
will
match
the
sensibilities
of
the
jury
at
the
Academy
awards.
How
many
Indian
films
have
won
an
Oscar?
Zero.
There's
a
reason
behind
that."
Notably,
Sardar
Udham
director
Shoojit
Sircar
had
also
reacted
to
Indraadip's
comment.
Shoojit
during
a
media
interaction
said,
"It
is
a
personal
opinion,
it
is
very
subjective,
I
have
no
comment
on
that.
I
respect
the
jury
and
their
decision.
The
film
that
was
finally
selected,
I
know
about
it,
and
I
am
glad
that
it
was
chosen.
I
go
by
the
jury's
decision."
Apart
from
Sardar
Udham,
some
of
the
other
Bollywood
films
being
considered
in
the
list
include,
Shershah,
Sherni,
Kaagaz,
Toofan.
More
regional
films
in
the
shortlist
included
Bridge
(Assamese),
Atta
Vel
Zaali
(Marathi),
Godavari
(Marathi),
Chello
Show
(Gujarati),
Nayattu
(Malayalam),
Laila
Aur
Saat
Geet
(Gojri),
and
Karkhanisanchi
Waari
(Marathi).