Rang De Basanti for Oscars

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti, India’s official submission for the best foreign language film Oscar, has much going for it although this critic would personally have preferred Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara.
Rang De Basanti is a well-scripted, skilfully crafted, thought-provoking entertainer that made waves when it opened earlier this year. In cinematic terms, it is a work of some merit, but the question is: will Rang De Basanti be able to sway the voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences quite ..Read more...