‘It’s like a windfall’, says ‘Newton’ director on movie’s official entry to the Oscars

The highly acclaimed movie ‘Newton’ starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role has become India’s official entry to the Oscars in the Foreign Language Film category. Actor Rajkummar Rao shared this exciting news by tweeting, “Very happy to share this news that #NEWTON is India’s official entry to the #OSCARS this year. Congratulations team.”

Now, the director of the movie, Amit V Masurkar, has expressed his happiness over the same by saying, “It’s like a windfall. We first got all those amazing reviews days before release. Then on the day of the release, we get to hear the film is going as our entry into the Oscars. What more could I ask for.” He added, “For now, the fact that ‘Newton’ has been selected as India’s official entry is in itself a big deal for me. I’m still trying to process that information. It’s still to sink in. Whether we make it to the shortlist or win or not are thoughts that are far away from my head right now.”

He is confident about the movie and says, “My producer Manish Mundra and Aanand L. Rai are people with a vast knowledge of cinema and (know) how to take it where it needs to go. They will do the needful. At the moment, the film’s box office results are the most important. We’re hoping the film gets an audience.” Speaking about not getting swayed by the rave reviews and the Oscar nomination, he said, “I have the most matter-of-fact and practical parents and girlfriend. They’re making sure I stay grounded.” (Also Read: Woah! Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Newton’ becomes India’s official entry to the Oscars)

Speaking about why he chose a subject on electoral process for his directorial, he said, “After my first film ‘Sulemani Keeda’, I wanted to do something within the political space. And I didn’t want to make a film about corrupt netas scams and grafts. We’ve seen enough of that. As I thought of what to do next, visions of polling booths, voting machines and presiding officers kept coming to my mind. That’s how ‘Newton’ was born. I wanted to go into a place where we still don’t ever go. The electoral process is still not practiced properly in many areas. Unless we sort that out, we cannot hope to plod ahead with the democratic infrastructure.”

Well, congratulations to the entire team of the movie, which hit the screens today.

Inputs from IANS

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