Newton, the popular Hindi film that hits the screen today, 22nd of September is now India's official entry to the Oscars for the year 2017. This movie directed by Amit Masurkar revolves around a young government clerk who is sent on election duty and how the ideological struggle puts him in a strange position.

Many celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan have praised the film, and now this Oscar news is just an added gem in the crown.

Hero of the film Rajkummar Rao took to his Twitter space to share this happy news, "Very happy to share this news that #NEWTON is India's official entry to the #OSCARS this year. Congratulations team."

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