Deepa Mehta's Water is Canada's entry for Oscars

MUMBAI: Making use of a new rule governing selection of films, Deepa Mehta's 'Water', starring John Abraham and Lisa Ray, has been chosen as Canada's entry for the 2007 Oscars in the foreign film category.

The film, which depicts the plight of a group of widows in the holy city of Varanasi, could be nominated as Canada's entry to the Oscars because of a change in rule enacted by the governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The new rules state that foreign language film entries no longer need to be in an official language of the country submitting the film. So long as the dominant language is not English, a picture from any country may be in any language or combination of languages. The film is a Canadian production.

The academy's executive director Bruce Davis had stated in July this year that the issue "actually addresses a situation that has cropped up only once before in our history, and may not arise again this century.

I guess people can stop complaining it wasn't picked instead of Rang De Basanti

I didn't like Water that much, except for the ending.

I liked it

I've not actually seen it personally

Me too .

If you want to stare at John Abraham, then see it.

I can't believe people like her work and then claim I'm anti-indian

I don't like Deepa Mehta's movies.

I think it was a good movie

I liked the movie, BUT I HATED THE FACT THAT SHE SAID MANUSMRITHI IS HINDU SCRIPTURE! Do you know anyone who reads manusmrithi or knows manusmrithi? Its like saying Kamasutra is a hindu literary work!

That's BS!

I bet you did

Water is a good movie. My only complaint is the ending....when



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John showed no emotions when Lisa died.





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^i suggest jsut putting the spoiler in white text for those losers that don't see it coming despite the fact that you said one would come.

Well the latest is that "Rang de Basanti" is India's official entry to the Oscars.

And, not to be outdone, the makers of "Lage Raho Munnabhai" have also submitted their film independently for the Oscars.

Yeah it did seem odd, but it might be because he didn't love her that much anyways

I don't mind movies like this and I don't like oppresion of women, but I was reading comments by idiot reviewers and they still think stuff like throwing yourself on funeral pyres and these widow ashrams is still common.

hahaha, I guess if it makes the community look good

And plus they were providing scriptural basis for that trying to make it look like Hinduism condones that $hit.

Throwing yourself on a funeral pyre is technically suicide, and anybody with common sense would know that no religion would condone that.