Alia’s ‘Raazi, Deepika’s ‘Padmaavat’ and others in contention for India’s official entry to Oscars 2019

It’s that time of the year where the majority of films have already released and everyone is eager to know which Bollywood film will be selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2019. The list of contenders is out…find out which all films feature in that list.

According to a report in Pinkvilla, this year 28 films are contending to be India’s official entry to Oscars. Bollywood film’s like Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Raazi’, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh‘s ‘Padmaavat’, Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu’s ‘October’, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor starrer ‘102 Not Out’ are some of the names appearing in the contender’s list.

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Apart from these films, we also have Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘Manto’, Mrunal Thakur’s ‘Love Sonia’ and Akshay Kumar’s ‘Padman’  who are vying for a spot in India’s official entry to Oscars, 2019 in the Best Foreign language category.

The report in the entertainment portal also revealed that an official announcement will be made tomorrow at the IMPPA’s(Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association) office.

It has to be seen which of these films make their way in the final list as apart from Hindi films, some award-winning regional films like ‘Reva’, ‘Nude’ and ‘Village Rockstar’ are also part of the selection process.

Until an official announcement is made, all we can do is wait for tomorrow. Till then, you guys stay tuned for more such interesting updates.

Also, let us know in the comments section below as to which Bollywood film according to you deserves to be India’s official entry to Oscars 2019.

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