Rajkummar Rao to call and meet Aamir Khan for Oscar promotion of ‘Newton’

Yesterday, the talented actor Rajkummar Rao announced on Twitter that his newly released movie ‘Newton’ has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars. Soon, congratulatory wishes from all ends started pouring in for the actor. Now, Rajkummar has stated that he will call and meet Aamir Khan and take his advice for the Oscar promotion of ‘Newton’.

At the GQ Men of the Year Awards held on Friday night, the actor was quizzed about the same. He replied, “Of course, I will definitely call him and meet him because ‘Lagaan’ was there at the Oscars and we are really proud of the film. so I am sure Aamir sir will help us a lot.” When asked about any particular strategy to promote ‘Newton’ at the Oscars, he said, “It’s just got announced and it’s too soon to decide but our team is going to meet and we will plan something about it because there has to be strategy. We will be going to America to promote the film.” (Also Read: Woah! Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Newton’ becomes India’s official entry to the Oscars)

The actor attended the award show with actress-girlfriend Patralekhaa who is equally excited and thrilled about the movie. She said, “I am very thrilled. ‘Newton’ is a film that should get in top five films at the Oscars because it’s really good and relevant and shows different side of India.” Director Amit V Masurkar had also expressed his happiness in a recent interview 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. 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.”

The movie depicts the story of Newton Kumar, a rookie government clerk who is sent on election duty to a naxal-controlled town in the conflict-ridden jungles of Chhatisgarh, India.

Inputs from IANS

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