Sunita Rajwar expressed happiness over ‘Santosh’s Oscar nomination: The actress said- whether you get the award or not, the real victory is the nomination

Sandhya Suri’s film ‘Santosh’ has been selected by the UK as the Best International Feature Film for Oscars 2025, which is another big success after ‘Missing Ladies’. The film stars Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar in the lead roles. Let us tell you, this film has been selected by BAFTA. This organization has been appointed to submit the entry on behalf of the UK. Talking to Dainik Bhaskar, Sunita Rajwar expressed her happiness over the film being nominated for the Oscars. Read some key excerpts from the conversation: What was your reaction when you came to know that the film ‘Santosh’ has been nominated for the Oscars? This is really a matter of ‘beyond dreams’. First the experience of the Cannes Film Festival was very big and now the Oscars, I had not even thought of it. This is an experience of a different level. When I was told about this for the first time, it was all very exciting for me. This is something that no one had thought of. Now that we are at this stage, it feels really special. How important is it to showcase content-driven films on a bigger platform? Yes, absolutely. Films that are made on the basis of content need to have such a platform so that people can watch them. When people get a chance to watch such films, it makes people more open to new ideas and stories. If someone has a good subject, he should get this opportunity to make a good film. Many times people think – oh, this won’t work, or they won’t get producers. There are such thoughts and challenges. But if this film is taken to more people, it opens up avenues for others as well. With the encouragement of a good film, other people are also inspired to try and tell their own stories. How was the shooting experience? We shot the whole thing in one stretch, for about 30-35 days. There were no breaks. The entire film was shot in the outskirts of Lucknow. Our entire team, the sound department, the director, the cameraman, all were from outside. All were Englishmen and they worked in a very disciplined manner. It never happened that we sat till 8:30 in the 7:00 pm shift. We made the entire film and wherever we went to rural areas, we never faced any sound problem. The experience of working was very different. Everything was systematic. There were proper readings, workshops and even small fight sequences. It rained in October last year, and our entire shooting schedule was messed up. But still the work was done very well. The film ‘Laapta Ladies’ has also been nominated for the Oscars. What do you have to say on this? This film is a good example of Indian films. When I heard that this film was selected for the Oscars, I felt very proud. I was happy that a film from India was also going. At a time when we all are happy for the films of our country, then this becomes even more important. My friend Geeta Agarwal is also in it and I am proud of her success. Nowadays there is a positive atmosphere among the artists in our industry. We all support each other. There is competition, but it is a healthy competition. How much do awards matter to you? Awards do matter, but I always tell my friends that nominations are more important. Getting or not getting an award is a matter of that day, but nomination means that your work has been noticed. There is nothing bigger than this.

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