The Hindustan Times reported:
“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.This is not the first time that fans saw controversy in the selection process of Bollywood movie for Oscar. It is not sure yet if there is any nepotism in the selection process. Let us see what happens next.
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.
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