Highlights

  • AR Rahman believes that wrong movies are being send to the Oscars from India
  • He feels that we should see films from the 'Western' perspective
  • AR Rehman won Oscar in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire’s song ‘Jai Ho’

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AR Rahman thinks India sends wrong films to Oscars

According to AR Rahman, India has been submitting the incorrect movies to the Oscars. He thinks it it is important to put ourselves in the shoes of the 'Westerners'.

 

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      Music director AR Rahman believes that India is not sending the right movies to the Oscars. He said that despite being nominated Indian films don't win the award because Indian filmmakers fail see the film from a Westerner's perspective.

      “I occasionally observe that despite being nominated for an Oscar, our films are unsuccessful. Wrong movies are being nominated for the Oscars from India. And all I can say is DON'T. We must put ourselves in the shoes of others. To understand what is going on, I must put myself in the position of a Westerner. To understand what they are doing, I need to be in their position," he said.

      Rahman, an Oscar winner himself, made the remarks in an interview to musician L Subramaniam conducted in January but the video of the conversation has been released now.

      AR Rahman was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) which hosts the Oscars after his historic win in 2009. The singer-composer is now a regular voter and has been watching the films that qualify and get nominated.

      This year Two Indian films, one in Tamil and one in Telugu, won awards suggesting that things may be changing. Similar to Rahman and Gulzar winning for the song Jai Ho in 2009, MM Keeravaani and Chandrabose won Best Original Song for their work on the RRR's song 'Naatu Naatu'. 'The Elephant Whisperers', a Netflix original movie, won Best Documentary Short.

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