Rekha Rana’s Hindi Film TARA - ‘Togo’ To Oscars
Mumbai, 9th
Dec. 2014 – After running for 50 weeks at a local theatre, a Hindi film titled
Tara (2013) has made an entry into the Oscar race in the Foreign Language Film
category. Filmmaker Kumar Raj says the Togo government has sent the social drama
as its official entry to the coveted film awards. Reason? Though the film is
based on the predicament of underprivileged women in Indian villages, the partner
and presenter of the film are from Togo.
Kumar Raj says, “Lot of
people will question why it didn’t go through India but I am happy that the
government of Togo thought that film was worthy enough to be sent to the
Oscars. We are delighted. The film is a woman-oriented drama revolving around a
gypsy who fights for her rights.”
He adds that his film
has had a good run at numerous film festivals, including those abroad, and won
several awards.
Rekha Rana, the
protagonist of the film, is upbeat about the Oscar buzz. “This is my second
film and I recently won the best actress award in the Australian Film and
Entertainment Festival. When I was in Australia, Raj called and informed me
that our film has been chosen for the Oscars. I was thrilled. This was actually
the film which I started shooting first. I am doing another film with Raj apart
from a few films down South,” she adds.
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