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2006 : Bhagath Singh vs Gandhiji.
Dec 30, 2006
By special correspondent : Arun Gopinath.

Every year Bollywood yearns for international recognition. Bollywood does receive that from many quarters, but the epitome of all this are the Oscars. The Oscars have not been too kind to Bollywood. The last Indian film to have entered the final round at the foreign film category was Lagaan back in 2002.

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Since then no film has been able to make it. Last year, Paheli was sent in with much hopes but failed. This time round we have two films that are going to the Oscars.

Both of them are classic efforts in their own rights. They are as different as two films can be, but they have a common current of patriotism running. If Rang De Basanti had more to do with Bhagath Singh, then Lage Raho Munna Bhai had more to do with Gandhiji. When it came to the final round of selection for sending India’s official entry to Oscars RDB beat Munna Bhai at the post.

But Vidhu Vinodh Chopra, producer of Munna Bhai was not deterred. He was convinced that he had made a film that deserved to be seen on the global stage. He went ahead and independently entered Lage Raho Munna Bhai for the Oscars. Now the wait begins as the run up to the Oscars is in full swing.

Let us hope that both make it to the final round and one of them brings back the Oscar. If not, then we shall revert to the tried and tested escape route. ‘Why do we need foreign awards? We have awards of our own’.
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