Why does an Oscar matter?

Why does an Oscar matter? Well, that’s the obvious question when a worthy contender like ‘Rang De Basanti’ loses the race for top five. Mahesh Bhatt would say that gunning for an Oscar is depicting slavish mentality. He was critical of Aamir Khan when he almost won India its first Oscar with ‘Lagaan’. Especially because Aamir doesn’t support any of the home made awards anyway.

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