Starring Ranveer Singh Dhurandhar And its sequel Dhurandhar: Revenge were among the films considered by the jury to represent India at the 2027 Academy Awards. But despite two films being among the biggest Hindi releases of the year, neither made it to the final selection. Vivek Vaswani, a member of the jury, has now explained the reason.

Vaswani said that the NDTV jury did not consider Dhurandhar or Dhurandhar: Revenge To become an Oscar contender. He also said that the films did not portray Indian culture in the way the jury was looking for when deciding on India’s official submission.

Voting numbers offer another insight into the jury’s decision. When asked how many votes there are Dhurandhar Out of the 14-member jury, Vaswani said the film got only four votes.

This comment came after the announcement of the Marathi film by the Film Federation of India knotted As India’s official entry for the 2027 Oscars in the Best International Feature Film category. Directed and written by Santosh Dwakhar, knotted 14 Hindi films, four Marathi films, four Telugu films, three Gujarati films, three Tamil films, one Malayalam film, one Nepali film and one film from Nagaland emerged from the field.

The jury had the final three films Gangal, organ And i will be back with knotted Finally getting selected.

Set against the backdrop of Maharashtra’s traditional gondal ritual and folk performance form, knotted A thriller/drama but it is culturally rich and reflects the culture of India which was one of the major reasons why it made a mark.

The film stars Kishore Kadam, Ishita Deshmukh, Yogesh Sohoni, Nishad Bhoir and Anuj Prabhu, with music by Iliyaraja elevating the entire experience of watching this film.

The selection also gives Marathi cinema another shot to represent India on the international stage. Three Marathi films have previously been selected as India’s official Oscar entries: breath In 2004, Harish Chandrachi Factory In 2009 and the court In 2015.

for dirt, However, the jury’s reasoning was not about its popularity or commercial success. The deciding consideration, as explained by Vaswani, was whether the film could serve as a representative of India on the Oscars platform and reflect the cultural identity that the jury was looking for.

The Academy’s International Feature Film category is ultimately a global competition, but the first decision is India’s: which film should be presented as the country’s official representative. This year, the jury had an answer knotted But that’s not what it means of dirt or Chief Vaapas Ayunga is out of the Oscar race. They can still apply separately rrrr Did and won an Oscar too.

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