Sanchita
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Written, produced and directed by R Madhavan, ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ is the biopic of Nambi Narayanan – an ISRO scientist who was wrongly accused of treason. Rocketry made 50 crores at the box office, but it received critical acclaim widely.
Me Vasantrao
It is the biographical film based on the life of the Indian classical musician Vasantrao Deshpande. The film has received 2 National Awards as well. Vasantrao Deshpande’s grandson Rahul played the titular role.
Chhello Show (The Last Film Show)
The Chhello Show is India’s official Oscar entry in the Foreign Film category. It is about a nine-year-old cinema lover Samay who moves heaven and earth in pursuit of his 35mm dreams, unaware of the heartbreaking times that await him.
- Some other Indian films that also made it to the shortlist – the Marathi film Tujhya Sathi Kahi Hi, the Tamil thriller Iravin Nizhal and lastly Sudeep starrer Vikrant Rona!
