2010 ’s much appreciated film ‘Peepli Live’ has gone out of the race to Oscars. Directed by Anusha Rivzi and produced by actor Aamir Khan, ‘Peepli Live' was India’s entry to the Academy Awards for the Best Film in Foreign Language but unfortunately the film has failed to make it to the shortlisted few. 9 foreign films have been shortlisted, out of which 4 shall be knocked off before the unveiling of the final 5 nominations on the 25 th of January. This marks yet another disappointment to the country vying for an Oscar for years. There is no dearth of good films in the current Bollywood scene. However, the drought of Oscar continues yet again. Aamir Khan himself has been pivotal in promoting his films for the coveted Academy Awards. A slew of his films have been sent for the Oscars in the past few years but they haven’t made it to the final 5 , with the exception of 'Lagaan'. 'Lagaan' was a cult film spun around a historic cricket match in the backdrop of British rule. It made it to the final five in 2002 but didn’t win the golden statue, losing out to the Bosnian film ‘No Man’s Land.’ Other films of Aamir Khan that have been sent as India’s official entry include ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘ Rang De Basanti.’ However, although the Indian films are struggling to make it to the Oscar finale, the famed Indian music composer AR Rahman bagged two Oscars in 2009 for his work in Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog
Millionaire.’
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