Gondhal is India’s pick for Oscars 2027

Gondhal is the fourth Marathi film to be selected for the Oscars

The earlier titles were Court (2015), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), Shwaas (2005).

Only three Indian films have been nominated

1. Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957)
2. Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay (1988)
3. Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Lagaan (2001). 

Deepa Mehta’s Water (2005), starring John Abraham and Lisa Ray, also received a nomination but it was submitted from Canada.

The 99th Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 14 next year

Marathi film Gondhal has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars, the Film Federation of India announced on Friday. Written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, the film is set in rural Maharashtra and plays out over a night of a traditional ritual centred around a newly-wed couple. The film was chosen for Oscars 2027 from a list of 33 films, said P Seshadri, chairperson of the selection committee. Last year, India picked Neeraj Ghaywan’s pandemic drama Homebound for its official submission to the Oscars. However, it could not make it to the final nominations. No Indian film has managed to win in the Best International Feature film segment, which was earlier known as the Best Foreign Film category.