Naseeruddin Shah (l) and Arshad Warsi in a scene from \u201cDedh Ishqiya.\u201d<\/p>\n
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah fails to understand Indian filmmakers’ fascination for Oscars and he says appreciation from the audience should matter the most.<\/p>\n
“Court,” a multi-lingual drama by debutant director Chaitanya Tamhane, has been selected to officially represent the country in the \u2018Best Foreign Film\u2019 category at the 88th Oscars next year.<\/p>\n
India has never won an Oscar in the category. The last Indian film that made it to the final five list was Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Lagaan.”<\/p>\n
“Mother India” and “Salaam Bombay” are the other two Indian films to have made it to the top five.<\/p>\n
“I don’t really care about the Oscars. I don’t know why we (Indian film industry) hanker after this Oscar business. I do feel ‘Court’ is one of the finest films. It is the best film in recent times,” Shah told reporters when asked about its chances at the Oscars.<\/p>\n
“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,” Shah said.<\/p>\n
“Court” is inspired by the real life story of a folk singer Jiten Marandi, who got embroiled in a criminal case after a bomb blast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Naseeruddin Shah (l) and Arshad Warsi in a scene from \u201cDedh Ishqiya.\u201d Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah fails to understand Indian filmmakers’ fascination for Oscars and he says appreciation from the audience should matter the most. “Court,” a multi-lingual drama by debutant director Chaitanya Tamhane, has been selected to officially represent the country in the \u2018Best…<\/p>\n