Interesting Facts Related to Chhello Show

Here are some noticeable facts about India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023:

• Directed by Nalin, Chhello Show is a semi-autobiographical movie that narrates the story of Nalin’s own childhood.
• Premiered at prestigious film festivals like Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight section, this is the only Gujarati movie to achieve this honor.
• To bring the authenticity of roots, the movie is shot in the villages and railway stations of Saurashtra, and most of the child artists in the movie hailed from the local communities of the region.
• Chhello Show was shot in March 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown in India.
• The movie which will be released in Germany, Spain, Japan, Israel, and Portugal also, was nominated for the Tiantan Awards at the 11th Beijing International Film Festival, held in September 2021.
• Chhello Show has won the Golden Spike for Best Film at the 66th Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci) which was held in October 2021.
• Nalin who directed the movie is widely known for his award-winning movies like Angry Indian Goddesses, Valley of Flowers, Ayurveda: Art of Being, and Samsara.
• Samara was the debut movie of Nalin who is regarded as an international filmmaker that won awards at AFI Fest and Melbourne International Film Festival.

Oscars are considered the most prestigious award for any movie and the makers and it is kind of a dream of any director or people in filmmaking to win Oscars at least once in their lives. Originally, known as the Academy Awards and popularly known as Oscars, the awards started in May 1929, with the first award show held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, United States (US). Oscars are given for Excellence in the American and International film industry. 

The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the apex body hosts the award show annually. The 'Best International Feature Film' category was started in 1957, earlier known as the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category. Countries send their entries for this category, by sending their best movies for nominations in the category.

Leaving popular movies like SS Rajamouli’s RRR and Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the Gujarati film Chhello Show directed by Pan Nalin made its way to India’s official entry to Oscar Awards 2023 in the Best International Feature Film category with a unanimous vote of the Film Federation of India’s (FFI) jury. 

The Gujarati movie being selected for the Oscars is shocking for many people who thought that RRR and The Kashmir File will make it for prestigious awards for movies. However, reportedly jury was not divided on Chhello Show and both the movies did not stand anywhere in front of the Gujarati movie.