The much-vaunted Grand Indian Premiere of the worldwide hit David O Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook(SLP) where our own Anupam Kher stars alongside the formidable Robert de Niro, has been cancelled. Unceremoniously. Apparently the premiere’s Indian sponsors decided to back out at the last minute since SLP, a worldwide blockbuster expected to garner several Oscars next week, is not seen to be of much interest to Indian audiences.

Critically acclaimed film Jalpari – The Desert Mermaid has been submitted as a direct entry for the Academy Awards.

After wooing the audiences worldwide, Nikhil Advani’s animated adventure Delhi Safari has made its grand entry to world’s most prestigious movie recognition award ceremony. The film has been shortlisted for the 85th Academy Awards in the animation category. Directed by Nikhil Advani, Delhi Safari is a rarity in Hindi cinema, an animated family film with real world themes about urban sprawl and the effects of humanity on the global ecosystem. The idea of this film came to Advani on one of many long nature walks that he enjoys taking with his six year old daughter.