Critically acclaimed Marathi film Court was selected as India’s official entry in the best foreign language
category at the 2016 Academy awards. Court
which is directed by Chaitanya Tamhane earlier won for best feature film award at
the 62nd national awards held in March 2015 and 18 awards at the
various national and international film festivals. Court beat films like PK,Bahubali, Masaan.Mary Kom,
Haider, and Kaaka Muttai in the Oscar race.
The film is based on an
aging folk singer, who is tried for abetment to suicide in a court. The film,
inspired by the real life story of folk singer Jiten Marandi, who got embroiled
in a criminal case after a bomb blast.
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