Marathi film Gondhal has been selected as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. However, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap did not appear convinced by India’s selection and said that the country often chooses the "wrong films" for the Oscars, citing The Lunchbox and All We Imagine As Light as examples of films he believed should have been selected.

Director Santosh Davakhar urged audiences to watch the film before judging it

Mumbai, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Santosh Davakhar, the maker of 'Gondhal', India's official entry at the Oscars, has reacted to Anurag Kashyap's 'We Select Absolutely Wrong Films' remark. On Wednesday, Davakhar recalled introducing 'Gondhal' to Kashyap on a flight. He shared that the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' maker had assured him that he would definitely watch the movie. However, Davakhar claimed that the film has neither been screened nor is it available in Mumbai. He wrote on social media, "I deeply respect Anurag Kashyap Sir and his filmmaking. On the Bengaluru-Mumbai flight on 26 April at 23:55, I introduced GONDHAL to him.

Konyak-language film is eligible for the Oscars' Best International Feature category, even though another film, Marathi-language Gondhal, is India's official pick.

Mumbai, Director Santosh Davakhar says the team behind "Gondhal", India's official entry for the 2027 Academy Awards, were "confident" about the film's chances and hopes its celebration of the country's vibrant culture and heritage will resonate with international audiences. We were confident: Santosh Davakhar on 'Gondhal' being picked as India's Oscar entry The Marathi-language thriller was picked as India's submission for the Best International Feature category for the 99th Academy Awards on Friday. "We were confident while making and submitting the film that we will be India's official entry for the Oscars.

Mumbai, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Marathi filmmaker Santosh Davakhar believes the international approach of his film ‘Gondha’ played an important role in its selection as India’s official entry for the Oscars, amid competition from many other Hindi films, including Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Santosh Davakhar was asked what he felt made Gondhal stand out among the 33 films in contention. Responding to the comparison, the filmmaker was quick to acknowledge the other films in the race, saying that Dhurandhar, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Main Wapas Aunga were all good films.

Marathi thriller Gondhal emerged as India’s official entry

Mumbai, Sep 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Filmmaker Santosh Davakhar, whose Marathi film ‘Gondhal’ has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars, said his primary focus while making the film was to present Indian culture and heritage at large to an international audience in a cinematic way. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Davakhar opened up about his approach to the film and said he was initially unsure about how audiences would respond to it. “To be honest, I didn't know if people will like this film or not. My first priority was that I have to make this film internationally,” he said.

Santosh Davakhar’s Marathi-language psychological drama will be re-released in cinemas over the coming months.

The Marathi film 'Gondhal' has been selected as India’s official entry to compete at the 99th Academy Awards, in the Best International Feature Film category.

There were many other good films for which we were debating