Siddharth Roy Kapur: Our film will speak to the entire world

Updated On: 12 October, 2022 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian

After Chhello Show is selected as India’s official entry to Academy Awards, producer says film stands out for its ‘universal language’; pledges support to RRR that has entered Oscar race

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A still from Chhello

In the weeks since Chhello Show was selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, Pan Nalin’s directorial venture has been at the centre of a heated debate. Many feel that SS Rajamouli’s RRR, and Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files would have been stronger contenders for the golden statuette than Nalin’s part-autobiographical drama, which tells the story of a young boy’s love for movies amid cinema’s transition from celluloid to digital. Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, who is gearing up for the film’s India release, is unfazed by the chatter. “The film is able to capture a unique part of India, [while] speaking a universal language. It speaks the language of innocence, and of a child coming of age. The way Nalin captured these [aspects] made us believe that it will speak to the entire world. That’s why we wanted to throw our hat into the ring and see whether we could get a shot in representing our country,” he states.

RRR has been entered in 14 categories