Oscar or Not

Indian movies have been knocking on the Oscar door consistently for the last 3 years. Only one of the movie has gone in the final five. That one with the villagers standing tall against their self-proclaimed masters and overwhelming them in a game ;) That sort of created a void that happens when you're so near and yet so far from winning the statue. It has now translated into a sort of a fascination (not fanatic yet) for the Oscars. It has generated a divided opinion with the advocation for an Oscar winning movie on one end and the undue importance being given to a "foreign" award with "foreign" parameters and its inapplicability to Indian cinema on the other. While I partly support both, I am a tad more on the 'win-the-Oscar' level movie side. The reason is plain. Irrespective of whether your movie reaches the final nominations or not and likewise win the Oscar or not, if its worth sending to the Oscars you have a technically correct and entertaining movie. It will separate your movie from the usual gutter served out majority of the time. Your team behind the movie will feel proud to do better work consistently. That is only great news for quality-entertainment-hungry viewers like me. But thats it. No more importance for the Oscars. Don't compare Hollywood movies with Bollywood and their 'level' for competing at the Oscars. Its like comparing a donut with a jilbi. Both round, sweet and taste better when hot but one is Hollywood and one is Bollywood. Completely disparate but equally enjoyable!