The director, on 10th January, Tuesday, tweeted that his film is now shortlisted for the Oscars 2023 in the first list of the Academy awards.
Itu2019s one of the 5 films from India. I wish all of them very best. A great year for Indian cinema, the tweet added.
Image source- Twitter While the fans applauded and went merry about the news, the Sherlocks of the social media found out that the movie merely got an eligibility green flag.The movie just passed the basic eligibility criteria which demands that the film must have opened in a commercial theatre in 1 of 6 US metropolitan areas; and completed run of 7 days at that particular venueu201d.Even Raees director Rahul Dholakia tweeted and clarified the Oscar eligibility criteria.Soon after the clarification surfed on the internet, netizens slammed him as fake and this stunt as just a publicity stunt. One user wrote, u201cLike I could literally make a 40 minute feature with footage of just a trash can and release it in a commercial theatre in LA and make sure it runs for 7 consecutive days and be considered as eligibleu201d.Regardless the controversial publicity of the movie it is the finest peice of art and acting, it’s entry into The Oscar is proud moment for every Indian and the Indian cinema. Do let us know about your views about the movie. Which movie do you think deserves the Oscar most?
