शाहना गोस्वामी और सुनीता राजवार अभिनीत संतोष को 2025 के ऑस्कर के लिए यूके की आधिकारिक प्रविष्टि के रूप में चुना गया है।

Santosh, starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, has been chosen as the UK's official entry for the 2025 Oscars.

Just two days after Laapataa Ladies was announced as India's official Oscar entry, another Hindi film has received a similar honor from the UK. Sandhya Suri’s impactful police procedural Santosh has been chosen as the UK’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2025 Oscars. According to Deadline, the film was selected by BAFTA, the organization tasked by the American Academy with choosing the UK's submission. Santosh, starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Santosh qualified for selection in the UK due to its wide release and backing from British producers. The film is produced by Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, and Alan McAlex, with executive producers Ama Ampadu, Eva Yates, Diarmid Scrimshaw, Lucia Haslauer, and Martin Gerhard. It is produced by Good Chaos, with co-producers Razor Film and Haut et Court, and is financed by BFI and BBC Film. The UK often selects non-English language films for the Oscars, as this is a requirement for the Best International Feature Film category.

Written and directed by Suri, Santosh is an investigative thriller that follows the story of a newly widowed woman in rural Northern India who inherits her late husband's role as a police constable and becomes involved in the investigation of a young girl's murder.

Santosh will now compete with Laapataa Ladies and numerous other films from around the globe for a chance at a nomination. The final nominations, which will include five films, will be announced by the Academy in January 2025.

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