Not RRR Or The Kashmir Files, Pan Nalin’s Chhello Show Is India’s Official Entry For Oscars 2023

It’s
official!
The
Film
Federation
of
India
(FFI)
on
Tuesday
(September
20),
announced
that
they
have
selected
Pan
Nalin’s
Gujarati
film

Chhello
Show
as
India’s
official
entry
to
Oscars
2023.

The
film’s
director
Pan
Nalin,
elated
with
this
news,
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
and
posted,
“OMG!
What
a
night
this
going
to
be!
Gratitude
to
Film
Federation
of
India
and
thank
you
FFI
jury
members.
Thank
you
for
believing
in
Chhello
Show.
Now
I
can
breathe
again
and
believe
in
cinema
that
entertains,
inspires
and
enlightens!”

FFI
president
TP
Aggarwal
told
PTI
that
the
17-member
jury
unanimously
selected

Chhello
Show
over
films
like
SS
Rajamouli’s
RRR,
Vivek
Agnihotri’s

The
Kashmir
Files,
Ranbir
Kapoor’s

Brahmastra
Part
One:
Shiva
and
R
Madhavan’s
directorial
debut

Rocketry:
The
Nambi
Effect.

“The
17-member
jury
unanimously
chose

Chhello
Show.
There
were
a
total
of
13
films
of
different
languages
including
six
in
Hindi-

Brahmastra,

The
Kashmir
Files,

Anek,

Jhund,

Badhaai
Do
and

Rocketry-and
one
each
in
Tamil
(Iravin
Nizhal),
Telugu
(RRR),
Bengali
(Aparajito)
and
Gujarati
(Chhello
Show)
as
well
as
few
others,” Aggarwal
told
PTI.

FFI
issued
a
press
note
that
read,
“Chhelo
Show
is
a
film
that
transcends
the
banal
narrative
of
the
regular
Indian
reality
shown
abroad
and
touches
the
emotional
chords
of
every
film
buff
around
the
world.
The
narrative
is
impactful,
with
cinematic
moments
captured
in
great
details,
captivating
performances,
visual
beauty
and
auditory
effects.
It
showcases
the
Indian
nuances
and
heritages
subtly
and
truthfully
which
be
an
eye
opener
for
the
foreign
audience.It
begins
innovatively
and
ends
with
a
ray
of
hope.”

Helmed
by
Pan
Nalin
who
is
known
for
films
like

Samsara
and

Angry
Indian
Goddesses,
Chhello
Show
is
a
coming-of-age
drama
about
a
young
boy
who
begins
a
lifelong
love
affair
with
cinema
after
bribing
his
way
into
a
rundown
movie
palace
and
watching
films
from
the
projection
booth.

Starring
Bhavin
Rabari,
Vikas
Bata,
Richa
Meena,
Bhavesh
Shrimali,
Dipen
Raval
and
Rahul
Koli,

Chhello
Show
had
its
world
premiere
as
the
opening
film
at
the
Tribeca
Film
Festival
in
June
last
year.
It
also
bagged
multiple
awards
during
its
festival
run,
including
the
Golden
Spike
at
the
66th
Valladolid
Film
Festival
in
Spain
where
it
also
enjoyed
commercial
success
during
its
theatrical
run.
After
stealing
hearts
across
the
world,

Chhello
Show
is
now
slated
to
release
in
India
on
October
14.