My Name Is Khan To Contend At The Oscars???

Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan may have missed out by a whisker to Peepli [LIVE] on being India's official entry to the Oscars this year but there is a possibility that the SRK-Kajol starrer may find its way to the Academy awards list of nominations.

The film has made it to the reminder list of movies eligible for this year's Academy Awards, joining box office heavyweights such as Inception, Iron Man 2 and Black Swan.

The film has managed to do phenomenal business in the overseas market and this fact could have helped getting the film prominence among the international audience. One will have to wait and watch if MNIK does make it to the final nominees list which is scheduled to be announced on Jan 25. If it does, it would certainly call for one big celebration in the KJo-SRK camp.

Well there is a big IF if that would happen...Frankly speaking none of the movies seem that great. But than Oscars itself have lost their charm...since every weird actor wins an Oscar every now and then.

‘Raajneeti’, ‘Udaan’ & ‘Peepli [Live]’ nominated

Not one or two, but three out of the six films nominated for the Best Film Category’ at the prestigious Star Screen Awards are from the UTV stable. The movies nominated in this category are ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Udaan’ and ‘Peepli [Live]’.

‘Raajneeti’, the multi-starrer blockbuster of 2010, directed by Prakash Jha and co-produced by Prakash Jha, Walkwater media and UTV Motion Pictures is the 5th biggest Hindi film of all times.

‘Udaan’, directed by Vikram Aditya Motwane, and produced by Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap and UTV Motion Pictures, was a fantastic example of a small film which received overwhelming recognition worldwide. The film competed in the Un-Certain Regard category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and was first Indian film to be part of this section in seven years.

Directed by Anusha Rizvi and produced by Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures, ‘Peepli [Live]’ was another critically acclaimed film and classic example of how a small film was made big. A brilliant storyline coupled with a talented folklore star cast from the locales, to aggressive marketing and phenomenal distribution got the film its due recognition and acclaim from the critics and the audiences across the globe.

“It’s a great way to start the year with three of our films nominated at one of the most prestigious awards in the country. Raajneeti, Udaan and Peepli Live are movies which have scored at the box office, and at the same time received tremendous critical acclaim. We are really proud to have backed the vision of these film makers and this recognition gives us the encouragement to continue in the same vein in the years to come,” said Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO-Motion Pictures, UTV.