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Yeah, we've talked about that We've talked about that would have been a better choice as far as its artistry is concerned Yeah, but not it not as in terms of the amount of financing they have to promote it correct Because you know the amount of because in order to do the Oscars you have to be able to Promote your film and campaign. Yeah, there's a lot of things. There's a lot of just this is a good film That's not enough. No, sadly. It's not no because if it was Lighthouse would have been nominated for more than just the cinematography. Yeah, it's just It's you have to have a film that's good enough And then you have to have people behind it willing to spend enough money to say we want the award bad enough Yeah, so so maybe all smaller industries like malolium. That's gonna be tough. It's gonna be tough But not saying it wasn't a great film. You know, we love that film But yeah, and I wonder as well taking nothing away from parasite because it totally deserved all of its accolades But you've got to know that the fact that someone like Quentin Tarantino is a big fan And has been following that director for a long time at the moment He saw that film if Quinton's telling people in the industry to pay attention to a film That has a lot of weight behind it. Yeah, it really does. So, okay, I'm interested to see what they have to say. Here we go Korean movie just made history at the Oscars by winning the best picture Our family boy and didn't even make it to the nominations. That's a cute In fact, I absolutely love that film It is a very important and well-made film by one of the best directors of our time But sending it to the Oscars. Well, you know, I'm not saying that just because it's a mainstream film It would be bad It's not at all important that we are only supposed to send artsy films to the Oscars If you look at the nominations this year joker was one of the most mainstream films of 2019 That's the highest number of nominations Other nominated films like once upon a time in hollywood four versus farari marriage story the irish man They were as mainstream as they could be but these were also some of the best films that were made in 2019 The thing is we can't say the same about gully boy. It is not the best film that we made in 2019 All your efforts will agree with the fact that gully boy followed a plot which was similar to eminence eight mine So why send a not so original to the Oscars? It's not like we haven't seen deserving films in the past 2018 made india sent an asany's film village rock stars to the Oscars in 2017. It was new to in 2015 It was chat in a tamhanya's coat. So what exactly went wrong this year? Asana Pali bar new wire does that bara may india sent barfi as an official summation Even after blatantly copying charlie champion films and a climax which was directly picked from the notebook How did an unoriginal film like barfi make it to the Oscars? Just to refresh your memory, in 2012 we had much better options like khani, shanghai and gyanso wassup These films are a good filmmaking example, but these were also 100% original. These are just hindi films that i mentioned Iske lawa kithna saara Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, SME cinema ho gha, jo equally deserving ho Some of you might think that bagi aur debangthi jaise films ke beech mein we are expecting too much from india And that gully boys are only ho but before you come to that conclusion Let me tell you about the films that could have been a way better option for oscar's this year Tumbaad What a film Story production execution Sapkujana solid tha, that i think it was more original Amarai corporation ka chance to pakkha tha Super deluxe This time it was one of the best films that we made last year. I don't know Oscar people would have understood that Well, and i just agree that it was because i got some as you know Things that the acting that i really didn't like Performances the writing the direction everything was so bloody good in this film It derives its narrative from caste system, gender inequality and patriarchy Everything positioned in such a way to make the audience uncomfortable kumbalangi nights in this terrific in film Madhu Narayana turns masculinity and patriarchy That would have been my choice Topic in indian cinema into some issues If we saw before I'm personally a fan of dark cinema So when i got to know about this asemis film, i was quite excited But theater mein jaane se pehli itna mindfuckone wala hai, iska idea nikha Without a doubt, this was one of the best indian films made last year These films might not be a commercial success But they were surely some of the best films that we made in 2019 There was a time when mother india was nominated for the Oscars This was the year 1957 The next nominations that we got were for Meera Nair, Salam Bombay in 1988 and Ashutosh Gaurikar's Lagaar in 2001 It's been 20 years and we haven't gotten a nomination since then Now there might be lobbying or some internal politics at play here Or it might just be plain ignorance which we don't consider in hs cinema Kustu har baad aaya In the winning speech, Bombay on who shared his struggle story of how he used to study Martin Scorsese's cinema in his college days And today he was nominated alongside him To be very honest, some of you might think that Parasite is also not deserving enough to win the best picture But it was deserving enough to stand there with the rest of the films And believe it or not, this is something that actually made it win A chance Who knows, if we send the right film, we might actually end up winning something this big Or at least get that deserved recognition With this extremely important win, the academy award just opened its door to world cinema It's time for us to send in the right films Let me know what you think in the comments below And for more such opinions that nobody wants, subscribe to India Times Parasite and kumbology nights, I think kumbology nights, was a better film than even Parasite And I thought Parasite was a really good film Agreed But Parasite did something phenomenal, and something I'm very happy for And I'm hoping it helps propel other industries And the Oscars actually gets rid of their foreign film category Because it should just be film in general Not because the fact that they won foreign film in film is kind of a Especially since we have a 10-picture category now And they don't nominate 10 films They've never done 10, even though they have 10 So I agree It's great that they changed it from foreign film to international film But I agree, I think the world is small enough And we should be open to everything That it should not just be a Hollywood-focused Which is what was so beautiful about this Oscars Is that it really opened the door and made everybody recognize That cinema is a global enterprise That should be recognized, not just from out of Hollywood I'm hoping it's changing because over the past couple years There's been at least one a year Like basically one a year That has captured people in certain ways The first one was Roma I mean technically if you include Guillermo's films Yes Technically some of those could be considered foreign Even though they're not But some of his films could be considered that But you got Roma Which Gumballigino says way better than Roma Way better This is Parasite But there was that and then Parasite So you're getting these foreign films that people are excited about But there's usually only one They can't digest more than that So I can almost guarantee you Most people saw that Parasite was in foreign And didn't watch anything else And so it could have been that this year The Gully Boy could have stood a chance They just did like, now it's Parasite You're not gonna know what's gonna be Parasite It's gonna be beginning Everyone was talking about Parasite But it opens the door And kind of one of the things that Bong Joon-ho said In his Gold Globe speech He said if people can get past that little one inch barrier On the bottom of their screens They open themselves up to a world of cinema Correct As we know We hope they can Gumballigino, I think would have been a great submission But also you run into He said there might be political stuff There's only political stuff at play for the Oscars Yeah, and I think the Academy possibly Took through word of mouth the fact that Parasite is not a safe film It is a metaphor for some things in society That it makes a pretty strong statement about About what's wrong Gully Boy doesn't make a strong statement About something wrong in society And so from the Academy standpoint I think that's one of the reasons Why I didn't make it to the short list Was because there wasn't a social message That was commiserate to some of the other nominees You then have to look at What is the criteria for the people in India That make the determination As to what they're gonna submit to the Oscars Because that I don't know Because that I think is the larger thing Right now Is it's not just the Academy But why is it that Indian cinema Has been so underrepresented at the Oscars For so long And why the only, the last time We ever heard bells and whistles being rung Was for a film that most Indians Don't like called Slumdog Millionaire That one best picture Yeah, it was an American film though Correct, filled with Indian creators So The people behind it were Indian And the people in it were Indian But it was an American-made film So I don't know what the criteria is We had said, and I still agree with this That one of the things you need to look at Is the marketability of a film and the acceptability But yes, ultimately What the Academy is gonna want Is with most of the films That they pay attention to internationally They look for movies that have statements About something that needs societal change In the country from which it's coming Especially foreign You are judged much harder In the foreign category Than you are in the The American film You need to say something if you want to see it at the table I disagree actually with what he said As far as the What was the word he used As far as the films that were nominated And then he cited Irishman and Joker That they were mainstream is what he said I consider mainstream To be the Marvel films And the Star Wars films And Joker isn't the mainstream film In fact, a lot of people had a problem with Joker Because they didn't consider it to be mainstream A lot of people thought it was too dark and too twisted But the thing about Joker is it had a message About society in it That was pretty powerful And if you look at most nominees from international film You look at the message of the film That the country it's coming from And most of the time if the Academy pays attention to it It's because the film was dangerous It said something that that country Probably doesn't want people talking about or knowing about That's often what happens And it also needs to be digestible And understandable for Americans One of the reasons I think Super Deluxe would have been eliminated Especially if a bunch of Americans Had never seen Indian cinema before They wouldn't understand a lot of it Part in it that you either love it Or you're going to hate it and cut it off And that's one of the great things about Parasite Is it has a universal message That's digestible to American audiences Especially American audiences That like dark comedy And like movies made by Quentin Tarantino We're even fans of Deadpool Where things take a really dark twisted turn But it's funny Parasite is digestible To an American audience Though it's dealing with some pretty specific But also factors Bong Joon-ho did have the Luxury of also being already known He's done some English films And he's done some English films And known by powerful people in Hollywood So there's that Known and respected So he did have an advantage there So there's a bunch of stuff But I agree There's a huge under-representation It's true When you consider the quality of films That come out And the number of films every year India should be a player more often And I'm hoping it's changing With the fact that a foreign film Has finally won the best picture At the Oscars Which is huge Something we're very, very excited about And also opens the door for every country Including India Yeah, and it helps As you said He was known among some movers And shakers already So I think what it's going to take Is it's going to take some people Who've already made a name for themselves here It's why I've consistently brought up Priyanka Irfan Yeah If Priyanka were to get attached to something That has a social message That is touching and tapping into something That is very much a Controversial subject matter Coming out of India That has global relevancy That's when you're going to And has artistic merit that's high I mean, guys The criteria, sincerely For movies to get nominated It's pretty high It's pretty high Yeah It's even harder for a foreign Yep, it's even harder for a film That's not being made here Yep, sadly Yeah, great video I liked it a lot Let us know what you thought Down in the comment section below What film do you think should have been sent? I know a lot of you think there's a bunch That we thought that should have been sent Let us know down below