Filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 93rd Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. Also Read Where cinematographer Girish Gangadharan breaks down five scenes from ‘Jallikattu’The film had its premiere on September 6, 2019 at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim. Pellissery had also won the best director trophy at the 50th International Film Festival of India in 2019. No Indian film has ever won an Oscar. In 2019, Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, was India’s entry to the Oscars.

Source: The Hindu February 10, 2021 04:38 UTC