Kangana Ranaut says Oscar picks only those films that are anti-India
Entertainment | Bollywood | India News: Following the Oscars' snub of Laapataa Ladies, Kangana Ranaut comments on the intricacies of international film selections and the challenges faced by Indian cinema.
Kangana Ranaut, who is busy promoting her upcoming film Emergency, has lashed out at the Oscars for choosing a particular genre of films that tend to show India in a poor light. The actress spoke about the Oscars, weeks after Kiran Rao's critically acclaimed film Laapataa Ladiesdid not make the cut in the Best International Film category at Oscars 2025. The film was India's official entry to the Oscars this year.
Kangana Ranaut says Oscars pick anti-India films
Kangana Ranaut stated that films portraying India as a "s**thole" are often selected for the Oscars. She said, "Usually, the agenda they push for India is very different. Jo Oscar pick karta hai is anti-India. Abhi bhi jo film praise garner kar rahi hai (even now, the film that is garnering praise), I was very excited about it. I heard the director say, in India, you don’t have the freedom to love the way you want to love because of religious intolerance. I haven’t even seen the film. For the Oscars, it has to be a film that makes the country look bad. Slumdog Millionaire, etc. It always has to be a film that makes the country look like a s**thole."
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She further added, "Emergency is not that film. The West is ready to see how India stands today. I have never cared about these awards. I don’t care about Indian awards or Western awards. It is a film that’s brilliantly made, and it is as good as any international film. But at the same time, I know how geopolitics works. We, as nationalist people, don’t have much hope with these award functions."
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