{
  "id": 8258670,
  "title": "'It Feels Like I Am Going To The Olympics': Gondhal Director Santosh Davakhar On His Film Being Selected As India's Official Entry For Oscars 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/it-feels-like-i-am-going-to-the-olympics-gondhal-director-santosh",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/it-feels-like-i-am-going-to-the-olympics-gondhal-director-santosh-davakhar-on-his-film-being-selected-as-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2027"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On Friday, the Film Federation of India announced that Marathi film Gondhal has been selected as India's official entry for the 99th Academy Awards. The movie, which was released in 2025, was directed by Santosh Davakhar, and it was a critically acclaimed film. Davakhar, in an interview, opened up about his film going to the Oscars 2027 and stated that, for him, it feels like he is going to the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Marathi movie Gondhal is India’s official entry for Oscars 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/marathi-movie-gondhal-is-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:35:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Marathi film 'Gondhal' selected as India's official entry for the Oscars 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/marathi-film-gondhal-selected-as-indias-official-entry-for-the-oscars",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:46:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Marathi film Gondhal selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/marathi-film-gondhal-selected-as-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:01:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Marathi film 'Gondhal' is India's pick for Oscars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/marathi-film-gondhal-is-indias-pick-for-oscars",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:08:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}