India’s nomination in the BAFTA Rang De Basanti lost in the best foreign language film category. Aamir Khan who usually stays away from award functions back home was present at the award function in London.
London: Having lost the possiblity of an Oscar to Water, Rang De Basanti also lost at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards(BAFTA) in the best foreign language film category.
Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical saga Pan’s Labyrinth beat Rang De Basanti to the BAFTA award in the ceremony held in London on Sunday night.
The Rang De Basanti team, including Aamir Khan, director Rakeysh Mehra and UTV’s Ronnie Screwwala were in London for the big night on Sunday.
The film was among the five entries in the non-English language film category, which also included Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and Pedro Almodovar’s Volver among others.
The ceremony, officially the Orange British Academy Film Awards but popularly known as BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), has become an essential pre-Oscars indicator of the possible fate for films on Oscar night since its move in 2000 from April to a February date to precede the Academy Awards in Hollywood
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