In 2005, the Indian Government nominated Amol Palekar’s “Paheli” much to the chagrin of movie-goers. Last year they did better by nominating Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Rang De Basanti.” This year they have nominated Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s “Eklavya”. Is somebody nuts? Of all the movies, the committee could spot this senseless movie and that too for [...]
