Oscars 2019: Assamese film is India's authentic passage

Mumbai, Sept 22 Assamese film 'Village Rockstars' has been selected as India's official entry to Oscars 2019 in the Foreign Language Film class.

Out of the 28 motion pictures in dispute - including 'Padmaavat', 'Raazi' and 'Love Sonia' among others - the choice advisory group of the Film Federation of India (FFI) picked the Rima Das-directorial.

The announcement was made by Kannada filmmaker Rajendra Singh Babu, the Head of the Committee, here on Saturday.

"The decision was made consistently by the jury to send 'Village Rockstars' - the film which likewise won the National Award for Best Feature Film this year - to speak to India at the Academy Awards," he told.

The film traces the story of Dhunu, a girl from a town in Assam, who dreams of owning a guitar and forming a rock band.