Will the Indian Jury take Rahman words seriously?

Will the Indian jury take A. R. Rahman's words seriously? Rahman blasts India's selection for Oscars. It is known that The Indian jury comprising of Film Federation of India snubbed Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR which even international celebrities felt had a chance to become the best film at the Oscars and instead sent Gujarati film The Chello Show, which failed to make it to the final cut.

Rajamouli then sent RRR for Oscars consideration for various categories and emerged successful in bringing home the Oscars with its song Naatu Naatu winning the Oscars. In the meantime, Double Oscar winner Rahman, came down strongly on Indian jury and the Government of India for sending wrong films to the Oscars.

He said “Sometimes, I see that our movies go till the Oscar (but) they don’t get it. Wrong movies are being sent for the Oscars,” and added “And I am like, DON’T. We have to be in another person’s shoes. I have to be in Westerner’s shoes to see what’s happening here. I have to be in my shoes to see what they are doing,”

Rahman also spoke about songs. He questioned “We all need to get money but beyond that I had passion. I mean the West is doing it, and why can’t we? When we listen to their music, why can’t they listen to our music? I kept asking that and that ‘why’ became better production, better quality, better distribution, and mastering… that still drives me.”