Marathi film Tingya sent to the Oscars
Daajiba Kondke
September 23, 2008 14:47 IST
Mera bachha daud sakta hai toh use daudnahi chahiye. Isliye mujhe jo karna hai woh toh main karunaga [If my child can run, I will see to it that he will be in a race]," says Ravi Rai, who produced the Marathi film, Tingya. The critically acclaimed film lost out to Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par, as India's official entry to the 81st Annual Academy Awards in the Foreign Films category.
Now, Rai has decided to enter Tingya in the Oscars race independently.
Tingya, a beautiful made film by first-time director Mangesh Hadawale, shows the emotional bond between a old, ill bull and a boy in rural India. Ravi Rai had faith in Mangesh's story and gave him complete freedom to make the film. This, at a time when no other producer was willing to finance the film. Mangesh had already faced rejection from 40 producers when he narrated the story to Rai.
"He was the 41st producer and the first one, who showed faith in my vision and supported me to realise my dream. I am with him all the way for the Oscars race," said Mangesh.
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