Noted Hollywood film critic feels Bollywood films can’t win Oscar

Derek Malcolm, known as Hollywood’d most respected film critic alive, has said that a Bollywood film will probably never win an Oscar. Speaking at the 43th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, he said, “Indians choose the most terrible films. You should stop sending Bollywood to the Oscars. They don’t work. They are full of cliches.” However, the UK’s Guardian newspaper’s film critic for 30 years put Satyajit Ray’sJalsagharsecond on the list of top 100 films. “Most nations don't send good films.

They send films America understands. They jury is mostly old. And importantly, nobody would sit for three hours,” Malcolm, the President of the International Film Critics' Association, said, adding, “The best thing to do is to send a decent, independent film more relevant to India. If you can correct this trend, you may actually pick an Oscar.

At the same event, Hollywood producer David Womack said that it is high time Asian actors get their due in Hollywood. His upcoming releaseLife of Pi, which was the opening film at the film festival, has many Bollywood stars including Tabu and Irrfan Khan. When asked whether filmmakers in the West have finally opened up to Asian actors in a new way, Womack said, "I hope so. It is time now."