Bihar's girl Falak's film 'Champaran Mutton' included in Oscar race

• 28 Jul 2023

Why in News?

According to the information received from the media on July 27, 2023, the film 'Champaran Mutton', starring Falak, the girl from Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, joined the Oscar race.

Key Points:

• Falak starrer 'Champaran Mutton' has made it to the semi-finals of the Student Academy Award alone along with films from countries like USA, France and Austria.
• The film has been selected in the semi-final round of Oscar's Student Academy Award 2023. Film training institutes from all over the world were selected for this award. Over 1700 films were selected.
• The film 'Champaran Mutton' is directed by Ranjan Kumar of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. The film is only half an hour long.
• It is known that the Student Academy Award is given to students studying filmmaking, university training institutes and universities, it is a branch of the Oscars. Since 1972, this award is being given to good films. The Student Academy Award is given in four categories.
• 'Champaran Mutton' is included in three other categories including Narrative. This is the only Indian film, which has been included in this award. It is known that the award-winning films here have been awarded the Oscar Awards.
• Here it is going to compete with 16 films in the semi-finals. This category also includes films from countries like Argentina, Belgium, and Germany.
• Actress Falak tells that this half-hour film inspires people to be honest in their relationships and not to give up in any situation. The story of this film is based on a person who lost his job after the lockdown.
• Its sensitivity touches people's hearts. This is the reason why the film has been nominated for the Student Academy Award at the Oscars.
• Significantly, from Indian cinema to every cinema, the Oscar award is special. It is considered the biggest award in the world of cinema. No extra money is given to the winner in this.
• After getting this award, any artist gets recognition in the whole world. The entire career of an actor benefits greatly from this. This also increases the market value of the actor significantly.
• According to the official website of the Academy Awards, it costs up to $1000 to make an Oscar statuette.
• At the same time, till the year 1950, the ownership of the Oscar Award was with the artist, but now it has changed. According to the rules of the academy, artists can no longer value the award in rupees.
• If someone wants to sell his award, he has to return the award to Oscar for one dollar. Thus, the value of this award cannot be put in rupees. This award gives recognition to the whole country as well as abroad.