India At Oscars 2023: Pan Nalin's 'Chhello Show' Beats 'RRR' In International Feature Film category

'Chhello Show', a Gujarati film also known as 'Last Film Show' in English, has been nominated in the Best International Film category at the Oscars. The film took the lead after beating SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' which was also expected to make it to the list. Directed by Pan Nalin, the film is a coming-of-age drama featuring Bhavin Rabari, Bhavesh Shrimali, Richa Meena, Dipen Raval, and Paresh Mehta.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlist for 10 categories, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects, and shorts, for the 95th Oscars.

Sharing details about the nominations, the website of Oscars wrote, "15 films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category for the 95th Academy Awards. Films from 92 countries and regions were eligible in the category. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote."

Here is the full nominations in the Best International Film category here:

Argentina, Argentina, 1985

Austria, Corsage
Belgium, Close
Cambodia, Return to Seoul
Denmark, Holy Spider
France, Saint Omer
Germany, All Quiet on the Western Front
India, Last Film Show
Ireland, The Quiet Girl
Mexico, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Morocco, The Blue Caftan
Pakistan, Joyland
Poland, EO
South Korea, Decision to Leave
Sweden, Cairo Conspiracy

'RRR', directed by SS Rajamouli, received a nomination in Music (Original Song). The song Naatu Naatu made it to the list. Sharing details, the Academy wrote, "15 songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 95th Academy Awards. 81 songs were eligible in the category."

"Time" from Amsterdam
"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" from Avatar: The Way of Water
"Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"This Is A Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once
"Ciao Papa" from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
"Til You’re Home" from A Man Called Otto
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR
"My Mind & Me" from Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
"Good Afternoon" from Spirited
"Applause" from Tell It like a Woman
"Stand Up" from Till
"Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick
"Dust & Ash" from The Voice of Dust and Ash
"Carolina" from Where the Crawdads Sing
"New Body Rhumba" from White Noise