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National-Award winning Rajkummar Rao’s latest release Newton is India’s official entry for Academy Awards in 2018. An excited Rajkummar on Friday took to Twitter to announce the news.


“Very happy to share this news that Newton is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year. Congratulations team,” he tweeted.



Very happy to share this news that #NEWTON is India’s official entry to the #OSCARS this year. Congratulations team.


— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) September 22, 2017



'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars: Rajkummar RaoOutshining Dangal, Newton Becomes India’s Official Entry For Oscars 2018

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is a good friend of Rajkummar and has collaborated with him for films like “Shahid” and “Aligarh”, took to Twitter to express his happiness and said that “Newton” is the best choice.



#Newton is India’s entry to the Oscars. The best choice in years by the federation.


— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 22, 2017



“Newton is India’s entry to the Oscars. The best choice in years by the federation,” Mehta tweeted.


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If films like ASeparation and Children of Heaven made it to the Oscar nominations so can #Newton. It is our best shot. @ManMundra go for it!


— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 22, 2017



He added: “If films like ‘A Separation’ and ‘Children of Heaven’ made it to the Oscar nominations so can ‘Newton‘. It is our best shot. Manish Mundra go for it!”


Newton revolves around a young government clerk who is sent on election duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the ideological struggle puts him in an awkward situation.


Directed by Amit Masurkar, Newton released on Friday. The film is produced by Manish Mundra of Drishyam Films, the company best known for backing critically-acclaimed projects such as Masaan and Umrika.


Rajkummar will soon be seen in other projects like Love Sonia, 5Weddings, Ittefaq: It Happened One Night and Fanney Khan.


Popular TV host Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Academy Awards in 2018. He will host the 90th edition of the awards on March 4.


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