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British-Indian director Sandhya's film 'Santosh' enters Oscars: It was not released in India so it got entry from UK, will compete with 'Laapata Ladies'


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After 'Missing Ladies', now another Hindi film has officially entered the Oscars. This is Sandhya Suri's film Santosh. Which has been selected by the UK as the Best International Feature Film for the Oscars to be held in 2025.

The film was selected by BAFTA

According to Deadline's report, the film Santosh has been selected by BAFTA. This organization has been appointed to submit the entry on behalf of the UK.

Why did UK choose the Hindi film?

According to Academy rules, films sent in the Best International Feature category must be mostly non-English, so the UK has selected this film.

Why did the film not get entry in Oscars from India?

Any film from India has to follow some important rules to get entry in Oscars. Like that film should be released in India. The film should be shown in theatres for seven consecutive days. More than 50 percent of the film should be in Hindi. Along with this, the time duration of the film should be more than 40 minutes. Whereas the film Santosh has not been released in India till now, so this film did not get entry in Oscars from India.

It has also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival

Santosh is a crime thriller film. This film has also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Sandhya Suri, who is a British-Indian filmmaker, has written and directed this film.

Apart from this, the film has been produced by Mike Goodridge, James Bausher, Balthazar de Ganay and Alan McAlex. At the same time, Ama Ampadu, Eva Yates, Diarmid Scrimshaw, Lucia Haslauer and Martin Gerhard are its executive producers. This film has been a huge success in Britain.

What is the story of the film 'Santosh'?

Talking about its story, there is a woman who is newly married. But after the death of her husband, his wife gets the job of a police constable. After which she is seen solving the mystery of a girl's murder. Actress Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar have played the lead roles in this film.

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