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Does ‘The Namesake’ stand a chance?

By: Karthik :+: Under: Brown in America, Entertainment, Movies
On: ⋅ December 5, 2007 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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Do they stand a chance?
Image from IMDB.

With the 80th Academy Awards set to air on Feb. 24th 2008, movie makers are working hard to get in their nominations. Besides the controversial “Eklavya- The Royal Guard“, the other “Desi” movie in the running is “The Namesake”.

The team is doing it’s best to get Tabu nominated for the Best Supporting Actress category. Irrfan Khan’s nomination for the Best Supporting Role - Male in the Spirit Awards (results of which will be telecast on the 23rd of Feb ‘08) and good reviews following the DVD release have boosted the teams morale.

Speaking about the campaign, Mira Nair said

That’s because Tabu is part of a large ensemble film. But people are knocked out by the maturity of her performance, and they are stunned by her youth and beauty when they meet her. If there’s any justice in the award-getting world, she definitely stands a chance. Irrfan Khan’s nomination as the Best Supporting Actor in the Spirit Awards was a great boost. I also look forward to my writer Sooni Taraporewala being remembered at the Oscars

But she was not all optimistic

I also know what a battle it is to convince the gora public to vote for a non-gora film and our actors when they’re being inundated with millions of dollars in Oscar campaigns for the known stars there. After all, don’t forget that the Oscars were invented to celebrate Hollywood cinema, and that’s the way it will always be. Sure, some of us get through the radar but it’s essentially a crapshoot.

While I partially agree with Mira, if the water cooler talk in my office was any indication, The Namesake touched more than just brown hearts. The added bonus was the fact that she captured most of the emotions from the book, putting the phrase “Never judge a book by it’s movie” to rest, at least for a little while.

Would you bet on “The Namesake” being nominated? If so in what category?

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