Mumbai:
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Kiran Rao directorial ‘Laapataa Girls’ has been chosen as India’s official entry for the upcoming version of the Academy Awards. It has change into the third movie from Aamir Khan’s manufacturing home, Aamir Khan Productions to have been submitted as India’s official entry by the Movie Federation of India.
It began with the Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Lagaan’ which was not simply despatched as India’s official entry to the Oscars but additionally secured a spot within the remaining nominations. The movie, which is an epic interval musical sports activities drama, was written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It was nominated for the Greatest International Language Movie on the 74th Academy Awards, and have become the third Indian movie to be nominated within the class after ‘Mom India’, and ‘Salaam Bombay’.
‘Lagaan’ introduced forth a brand new wave of abilities and magnificence of filmmaking. It was one of many earlier Bollywood films to make use of the sync-sound, devoted departments, and manpower to every of the departments making the filmmaking course of streamlined and much more productive. The movie’s crew of assistant administrators included administrators who’ve change into huge names right this moment together with Reema Kagti, Apoorva Lakhia and Kiran Rao. It was throughout the making of the movie Aamir bought in contact with Kiran, and over time, they grew shut.
Nevertheless, the movie did not win 74th Academy Award for the Greatest International Language Movie, and misplaced out to the Bosnian movie ‘No Man’s Land’ which was directed by Danis Tanovic. It was after Lagaan’s loss on the Oscars that Aamir utterly misplaced his religion in awards, and stopped attending any award ceremony following his heartbreak and disappointment.
Then got here ‘Taare Zameen Par’, which marked Aamir’s directorial debut. The movie, a psychological drama, informed the story of a dyslexic child who’s taken underneath the wings by Aamir’s character of Ram Shankar Nikumbh, an artwork trainer because the latter realises his true potential. The movie was chosen as India’s entry to the overseas language class for Oscars on the 81st annual Academy awards. Apparently, the movie was in rivalry with ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, who earlier directed ‘Lagaan’ because the Movie Federation of India made its determination.
‘Laapataa Girls’ completes full-circle for Aamir Khan Productions as Kiran, who was the assistant director on the manufacturing home’s debut enterprise, is now set to take the flight together with her movie on the Canvas of the Oscars with a possible nomination, and maybe an opportunity at successful the Oscar, a feat that ‘Lagaan’ fell quick at throughout the remaining nomination.
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