Rajkummar Rao had earlier said that he hopes that his film, Newton breaks India's dry spell at the 2018 Academy Awards, popularly called the Oscars. In an interview to India Today, he had expressed his joy over Newton being India's official Oscar entry. India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars 2018, Newton, is no longer in the race. However, Newton, directed by Amit V Masurkar, and starring Rajkummar Rao, was not a part of it. Director Amit Masurkar told The Indian Express, "The Foreign Film Category is like the Olympics.

Source: India Today December 15, 2017 05:20 UTC