Village Rockstars: Adil Hussain urges govt to grant Rs 5 cr for promotion of Rima Das' Oscar-contender
6 years, 3 months ago

Village Rockstars: Adil Hussain urges govt to grant Rs 5 cr for promotion of Rima Das' Oscar-contender

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Noted Assamese actor Adil Hussain has urged the government to release Rs 5 crore for the promotion of Rima Das’ Assamese film Village Rockstars ahead of the Oscars, where it will represent India in the Best Foreign Language film category. 👉 After selecting Village Rockstars, jury says there’s acute lack of funds to promote film at Oscars | The Indian Express https://t.co/czyTcxlmzy — Adil hussain September 23, 2018 Adil drew the attention of the Assam government, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his office and of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the matter, hoping they “will immediately release Rs 5 crore for the promotion of Village Rockstars, since all other countries have already started their campaigns in the US”. Why can’t film industry fund these expenses?” the user questioned, to which the actor replied: Govt can Use Taxpayers money to promote India's image as a supporter of High Quality art. https://t.co/tCExcao6GA — Adil hussain September 23, 2018 Set in Das’ own village of Chhaygaon in Assam, Village Rockstars is the story of “poor but amazing children” who live a fun-filled life.

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