One of the biggest box office busts of 2024, Kanguva, starring Suriya and Bobby Deol, is a strong candidate for the 2025 Oscars.
Kanguva, directed by Siruthai Siva, was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2024. With Bobby Deol playing the antagonist in his Tamil debut, Bollywood beauty Disha Patani opposing him, and Tamil superstar Suriya playing two roles, the excitement was intense. Fans had high expectations for Bobby after witnessing him spar with Ranbir Kapoor in Animal (2023). But instead of making an impression, the grandiose fantasy action movie was a box office failure, making only one-third of its original budget.As you may guess, netizens were shocked to learn that Kanguva was a leading candidate for the 2025 Oscars.
Yes, you read correctly. After a poor box office showing within a month of its debut, Kanguva went digital and made its appearance on OTT. With a budget of ₹300–350 crore, it was one of the most costly Indian films ever produced, yet it only made 106 crore and was a failure. It is now allegedly in competition with films like Payal Kapadia's highly regarded All We Imagine as Light (2024), which received two Golden Globe nominations, and Shuchi Talati's Girls Will Be Girls (2024).
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 323 feature films have been chosen to compete in the 97th Academy Awards, with 207 of those films qualifying for the Best Picture category. Kanguva (Tamil), Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life (Hindi), Santosh (Hindi), Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Hindi), All We Imagine as Light (Malayalam-Hindi), and Girls will be Girls (Hindi-English) are six of the names on this list are Indian films. Fans are thrilled, but most internet users are curious as to why the box office failure Kanguva got it to this prestigious list.
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