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Odisha Tourism Director posts throwback pic on Facebook resembling ‘Newton’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Tourism department director Nitin Jawale today posted a picture on Facebook from the 2009 elections as Malkangiri collector where he is seen wearing a jacket similar to actor Rajkumarr Rao in ‘Newton’. In his post, Jawale wrote that he hoped watching the movie, that is India’s official entry for Oscars, people will understand […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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'Sanju', 'Newton' nominated at Australian Academy awards

Sydney: Indian films “Sanju”, “Newton” and “Gali Guleiyan” have been nominated for the Best Asian Film Award at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The Bollywood movies will be in contention with South Korea’s “1987 When The Day Comes”, “The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful” from Taiwan, China’s “Dying To Survive” […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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'Newton' out of Oscar race

Los Angeles: India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars 2018, “Newton”, is out of the race for the honour. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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I'm not dreaming about Oscars, says Rajkummar

Mumbai: Actor Rajkummar Rao, who has been on an award-winning spree, says that he is not dreaming about the Oscars. Rajkummar was named the Best Actor (Critics) for “Newton” and also won the Best Supporting Actor honour for “Bareilly Ki Barfi” at the Star Screen Awards here on Sunday. “Newton” is India’s official entry for the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Newton' wins two honours at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Mumbai: India’s Oscar entry “Newton” secured two wins at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane on Thursday, with Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor and Mayank Tewari and Amit V. Masurkar claiming the best screenplay honour. Manipuri movie “Lady of the Lake” won a special mention. Ecstatic over the win, Rajkummar tweeted: “Won the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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India has big opportunity at Oscars this year: Rajkummar

New Delhi: National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao, whose comedy drama film “Newton” is India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards, says India has a big opportunity this year at the Oscars. “It’s a great feeling to represent India at such an international platform, especially with a film like […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
India's 'Newton' among 92 entries for foreign language film Oscar

Los Angeles: Indian film “Newton” is among a list of a record 92 countries which have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards, the organisers have announced. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants, a statement on the official website of […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Not a hint of plagiarisation: 'Secret Ballot' producer on 'Newton'

Mumbai: Producer Marco Mueller feels that there was not even a hint of plagiarisation in Rajkummar Rao’s “Newton”, amidst claims that the movie has been inspired from his 2001 Iranian film “Secret Ballot”. Last week, “Newton” was announced as India’s official entry for Oscars’ foreign language film category. On Monday night, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, in a […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
I had no idea about 'Secret Ballot': 'Newton' director

Mumbai: “Newton” Director Amit V Masurkar says he was completely unaware of the Iranian film “Secret Ballot” and that people should watch both the films and compare to find out if they are copied. “Newton” has been chosen as India’s official selection for Oscars 2018. A day after this news was announced, several reports came […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Rajkummar Rao to call Aamir for 'Newton' Oscar promotion

Mumbai: Rajkummar Rao is excited as his new film “Newton” has been announced as India’s official entry for the Oscars. The actor says that he will call superstar Aamir Khan for the advice on its promotion. When asked about his team strategy to promote “Newton” at the Oscars, Rajkummar said: “It’s just got announced and its […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars: Rajkummar Rao

Mumbai: National-Award winning Rajkummar Rao’s latest release “Newton” is India’s official entry for Academy Awards in 2018. An excited Rajkummar on Friday took to Twitter to announce the news. “Very happy to share this news that ‘Newton’ is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year. Congratulations team,” he tweeted. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Newton' releases on August 18

Mumbai: Award-winning film “Newton”, starring the “unstoppable” Rajkummar Rao, is set to hit the screens on August 18. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted on Tuesday: “And the highly acclaimed ‘Newton’ releases on August 18. With another stellar act by the unstoppable Rajkummar Rao.” Mehta also posted the film’s poster, in which Rajkummar, shielded by a helmet […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
I never perform thinking about awards: Raghubir Yadav

Mumbai: “Newton” may be his sixth movie to be selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars, but veteran theatre-film actor Raghubir Yadav says awards are not his priority and doing good cinema has always been his focus. In a career spanning over three decades, Yadav has been a part of six films that were […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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