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Aamir Khan's Peepli Live,depicting the growing rural-urban divide in India, has beenselected as India's official entry to next year's Oscars inthe Best Foreign Film category.
"Peepli Live has been selected as India's officialentry for the Oscars out of 27 films," Supran Sen, secretarygeneral of the Film Federation of India, told PTI.
Directed by debutant Anusha Rizvi, the film starstheatre actors and was shot in a small village in MadhyaPradesh.
The film also takes pot shots at the media and thepolitical system in the country.
This is third time lucky for Aamir Khan Production asthe actor's previous films Lagaan (2001) and Taare ZameenPar (2007) were also selected to represent India at theAcademy awards.
Laagan, which saw Aamir playing a farmer in BritishRaj, was shortlisted in a category of five but lost to Bosnianwar film No Man's Land.
Pics:Music launch of Peepli Live
Pics:Big B watches Peepli Live with Aamir
Aamir Khan's Peepli Live,depicting the growing rural-urban divide in India, has beenselected as India's official entry to next year's Oscars inthe Best Foreign Film category.
"Peepli Live has been selected as India's officialentry for the Oscars out of 27 films," Supran Sen, secretarygeneral of the Film Federation of India, told PTI.
Directed by debutant Anusha Rizvi, the film starstheatre actors and was shot in a small village in MadhyaPradesh.
The film also takes pot shots at the media and thepolitical system in the country.
This is third time lucky for Aamir Khan Production asthe actor's previous films Lagaan (2001) and Taare ZameenPar (2007) were also selected to represent India at theAcademy awards.
Laagan, which saw Aamir playing a farmer in BritishRaj, was shortlisted in a category of five but lost to Bosnianwar film No Man's Land.
