‘Gondhal’: Marathi Thriller Launches Global Trailer

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With ‘Gondhal’, India has selected a Marathi-language thriller for its Oscar campaign. The film’s global trailer has now been released, marking a new phase in the awards campaign.

This is particularly significant for a feature-film debut: Santosh Davakhar wrote and directed his first full-length evening feature film, which is now competing as India’s international Oscar submission.

Why ‘Gondhal’ Matters for India’s Oscar Campaign

The film is in Marathi and competed against 33 other films eligible for India’s submission. From this selection, ‘Gondhal’ emerged as the submission for the 99th International Feature Oscar.

The global trailer now shifts attention beyond India’s Oscar selection process. It also makes the film visible to international audiences that may decide the final nominees for the Academy Awards or choose to follow the film from the outset.

A Debut with International Acclaim

The fact that Santosh Davakhar’s first feature was selected as an Oscar contender gives ‘Gondhal’ a distinctive starting point. According to Variety, the director has no prior filmography he could cite as an established Oscar contender.

The new trailer is therefore more than a preview: it is the first international campaign step for a feature-film debut that must now compete against the official Oscar field. How the campaign develops after the trailer’s release cannot yet be determined from the available information.