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“The entire selection process was biased and vitiated on account of the strong affiliation between certain members of the selection committee and Mr Chopra,” says the notice served on Talwar’s behalf. It names director Sudhir Mishra, a prominent member of the jury, as being “very close” to Chopra.
The jury was headed by filmmaker Vinod Pande and included, besides Mishra, director Anil Sharma and cinematographer Nadeem Khan. They saw eight of the 10 shortlisted films, including Chak De… India, Gandhi, My Father and Dharm. In the final battle, Eklavya edged out Dharm by 6 votes to 5.