It146;s final, Eklavya is India146;s entry to Oscars

On Wednesday, senior counsel Ravi Kadam, appearing for Bhavana Talwar whose film Dharm was one of the movies short-listed by the FFI jury, argued that one of the jury members, Ranjit Bahadur, had made the promo for Eklavya. Kadam argued that promos are an integral part of making a film which comes under the post-production stage.

Kadam then cited the Academy8217;s criteria which says artistes or executives who participated in the making of the film should not be involved with the selection process.

8220;Promos have a market of their own. So he Bahadur has an interest in the success of the film,8221; Kadam submitted. 8220;There is a real likelihood of bias in this case,8221; Kadam added.