Newton Set in Motion for Oscars
Bollywood film quot Newton quot which was released on Friday was also selected as the official entry to the Oscars on the same day Telugu film producer-director C V Reddy led the Film Federation of India jury that selected the entries for the Oscar this year nbsp Newton is a political satire that narrates a story of a gritty clerk sent on election duty in the Naxal affected town in Chattisgarh He puts his best efforts to ensure free and fair elections in the sparsely populated area who are caught in between the conflict between communist rebels and the security forces nbsp The film starring Rajkummar Rao in the leading role also features Anjali Patil Sanjay Mishra Pankaj Tripathi Raghubir Yadav and Hardik Meriya in important roles Newton has been directed by Amit V Masurkar and is produced by Manish Mundra and Drishyam films It will compete in the Best
