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Marathi thriller 'Gondhal' has been named India's official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, but the selection has triggered fresh conversation aroun.

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The Film Federation of India selected the Marathi-language film Gondhal as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awa
Marathi film ‘Gondhal’, written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, has been selected as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, the Film Fe.

Marathi film Gondhal has been selected as India's official entry for the 99th Academy Awards. It was chosen from more than 30 contenders in the Oscar race. It's a psychological and cultural thriller centred around Suman, a trapped young bride who turns her lover Sarjerao's obsession with a sacred folk ritual into a dangerous game of deception, desire and power.

India has chosen the Marathi-language film Gondhal as its official submission for the Oscars 2027, sending the rural Maharashtra drama into contention for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. The Film Federation of India announced the selection on Friday following a 10-day review by a jury chaired by filmmaker P Sheshadri. The film was selected from a field of 33 entries that included several major Hindi-language productions. Written and directed by Santosh Davakhar, Gondh
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Marathi film Gondhal has been chosen as India's official Oscars 2027 entry, beating 32 films including Dhurandhar and Hanuman Ansh.

The Marathi film Gondhal was chosen for Oscars 2027 from a list of 33 films, announced Film Federation of India. It is written and directed by Santosh Davakhar.

Marathi film ‘Gondhal’, directed by Santosh Davakhar, has been selected as India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, to be held in 2027, in the International Feature Film category, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced on Friday. “Marathi film ‘Gondhal’ has been chosen as India’s official entry to Oscars 2027,” the Film Federation [...]
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