Newton for Oscars: Priyanka Chopra and mother Madhu Chopra upset over film's entry?

The entire Hindi film industry praised the Film Federation of India when Newton was chosen as India's official entry in the foreign language category for the 90th Academy Awards. However, according to reports, it looks like Priyanka Chopra and her mother, Madhu Chopra aren't happy with this decision.

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New Delhi: The Hindi film industry praised the Film Federation of India when Newton was chosen as India's official entry in the foreign language category for the 90th Academy Awards. However, according to reports, it looks like Priyanka Chopra and her mother, Madhu Chopra aren't happy with this decision. 

According to a dnaindia.com report, both mother and daughter were hoping that their award-winning film, Ventilator would be chosen. The movie had received a standing ovation at the New York Film Festival and was also among the 26 entries in the race to the Oscars. 

The director of the film, Rajesh Mhapuskar told dnaindia.com that the entire team was eagerly waiting for the verdict and that Priyanka had even chalked an action plan for the pre-Oscar selection drive, to rally for the film in the US. The director also said that Priyanka's mother, Madhu was excited before the verdict and the director had told her not to worry and that the best film would make it.

Talking about Priyanka, Mhapuskar told DNA-

“I guess, Priyanka must be even more disappointed because she was always ambitious about the film. Had it been selected, she would have ensured that it was the most-talked-about film in the run to the Oscars, especially since she is already an established name there. Ventilator was always the favorite baby of their banner.”

Rajkummar Rao starrer Newton hit the theaters on September 22, 2017, and is a story of a young man who is sent on election duty. Despite the odds against him, he tries his best to conduct the elections in a free and fair manner.