Following Manoj Bajpayee, legendary actor and comedian Amol Palekar also accused the film industry of lobbying to send their films to the Oscars.
Amol Palekar was appointed as the head of India’s Oscar jury in 2015, which is responsible for selecting Indian films for the Academy Awards.
In a recent interview with Lallantop, Amol Palekar said he came under pressure from “certain superstars” for choosing his film over Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Courtroom, India’s official Oscar selection for that year. I was asked if I had been called.
Neither the host nor Amol Palekar mentioned names, but they may be referring to Aamir Khan and his blockbuster comedy-drama PK, which has generated a lot of buzz regarding the Oscar selection.
Amol Palekar said, “I spoke to the press and my statements were suppressed at the time, but I have never been involved in lobbying for any particular film and sent Chaitanya Tamhane’s film to the Oscars.” answered. Another South film was in the race, but no superstar film came into the race. ”
Amol Palekar has revealed how Aamir Khan harshly forced him to send a penalty as India’s Oscar entry. The politics and lobbying to get Aamir’s films to the Oscars is well known. Let no one forget that India is not winning an Oscar this year because of the so-called good film advocate Aamir. pic.twitter.com/3aoXkmSNgD
— bk. (@CalIMeDon) December 18, 2024
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Two of Aamir Khan’s films have been selected for Oscars so far, Lagaan and Laapata Ladies.
Lapatta Ladies was India’s official selection for this year’s Oscars, but it was recently rejected by the Academy, officially removing India from the race.
The film was produced by Aamir Khan and directed by his ex-wife Kiran Rao.
Starring Ravi Kishan, Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel, and Sparsh Shrivastava.
Before Amol Palekar, Manoj Bajpayee criticized the lobbying efforts of the Indian Oscar committee and accused it of being unfair.
In a previous interview with MensXP, the Deathpatch actor said that the committee has its own way of doing things and that he no longer cares about which films are selected for the Oscars.
