Oscars 2022: Vidya Balan starrer Sherni and Vicky Kaushal's Sardar Udham shortlisted for India's official entry

With the growth of OTT, we have seen some very good films being presented to the audiences. Not just were these entertaining, but they also left a thought that the viewers could ponder upon. In the Hindi film industry especially, we saw some memorable films like Amit Masurkar's Sherni or the very recent Sardar Udham helmed by Shoojit Sircar. Now, these two films have been shortlisted for India's official entry to the Oscars for the year 2022.

Yes, you read that right. Amit Masurkar's Sherni starring Vidya Balan in the lead, and Shoojit Sircar directed Sardar Udham that had Vicky Kaushal in the titular role have been shortlisted for India's official entry to Oscars 2022. It's among the 14 films amongst which one name would finally be sent to the Oscars committee in the category of Best International Feature Film category. Regional films, including Yogi Babu's Tamil movie Mandela and Martin Prakkat led Malayalam film Nayattu are also a part of the list. Now, a 15 member jury would be watching these 14 films in Kolkata and would decide on which ones to finally send for the prestigious award.

Sherni was about a female forest officer who was given the task to control a menacing 'sherni' that had gone rogue. Sardar Udham is the retelling of the story of the revolutionary who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre after 21 years.