After 'Lapata Ladies', now one more Hindi film has made an official entry in the Oscars. Sandhya Suri's film Santosh has also won an Oscar. Which has been selected by the UK for Best International Feature Film for the Oscars to be held in 2025.
Bafta selected the film
According to a report by Dadin, Santosh has been selected by BAFTA. This organization has been appointed by the UK to submit entries.
Why did UK choose Hindi film?
According to Academy rules, a film submitted in the Best International Feature category must be mostly non-English, so the UK chose this film.
Why didn't the film get an Oscar entry from India?
Any film from India has to follow some important rules to get an entry in the Oscars. Such a film should be released in India. The film should be shown in theaters for seven consecutive days. More than 50 percent of the film should be in Hindi. Also, the duration of the film should be more than 40 minutes. While the film Santosh has not yet released in India, the film did not receive an Oscar entry from India.
It also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
Santosh movie is a crime thriller movie. The film has also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri wrote and directed the film. The film is also produced by Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Gagne and Alan McAlex. Meanwhile, Ama Ampadu, Eva Yates, Diarmid Scrimshaw, Lucia Haslauer and Martin Gerhardt are executive producers. The film was a huge success in Britain.
What is the story of the movie 'Santosh'?
'Santosh' is the name of the lead actress of this film. Who gets married and soon her husband dies. After this, she gets a job as a police constable in place of her husband, when a little girl is murdered. After this she is seen solving the murder. Shahana Goswami has played the role of Santosh in this film. While Sunita Rajwar is also with him.
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