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RED HOT: THIS POPULAR FILM IS INDIA'S OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE OSCARS THIS YEAR!

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Hindi film Newton is India's official Oscar entry for 2017
 

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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OSCAR ACADEMY INVITES AMITABH, AAMIR, SALMAN. KNOW WHY?

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Oscars Academy’s ‘Class of 2017’ Indian list is out

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, Oscar Academy's 'Class of 2017' list was announced. The list witnessed about 700 new members from 57 countries. From India, actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and few others are invited. Directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Goutam Ghose, Mrinal Sen are also invited.


Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences stated in the official Oscar website, “We're proud to invite our newest class to the Academy. The entire motion picture community is what we make of it. It's up to all of us to ensure that new faces and voices are seen and heard, and to take a shot on the next generation the way someone took a shot on each of us”.

 

The new members invited are part of seven branches that include actors, casting directors, costume designers, designers, documentary, executives and film editors.

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