A poster of the film Court.
The selection of
Court as India's Oscars entry has been hailed by the industry with many calling it a great choice. The film by Chaitanya Tamhane also won the National Film Award in the Best Feature Film category for 2014 and garnered unanimous praise from the critics. (Also Read:
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Here's what they said:
Director Neeraj Ghaywan, whose debut film
Masaan was one of the contenders, tweeted:
Meanwhile, director Rahul Rawail, a part of the 17-member jury that collectively chose Court as India's official entry for the Oscars on September 23 resigned from the panel over differences with jury chairperson Amol Palekar. (Also Read:
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However, in a statement to IANS he said: "I've been hearing that people feel that I was not happy with Court being selected. It is false. I am very happy with Court and I'm proud of it. I'm proud that we had a great jury and some wonderful people who have a great knowledge of cinema and love for it. There was no issue in that, but yes there was one manipulative man. His name is Amol Palekar, who is the chairman of the jury. He is a complete manipulative person."