Rima Das
Filmmaker Rima Das addressing reporters at Guwahati Press Club. File Image credit - UB Photos

At a time when there have been reports that filmmaker Rima Das has not received any financial support from Bollywood in the campaign for her Assamese movie โ€˜Village Rockstarsโ€™ during its Oscar journey, the filmmaker has made it clear that she has โ€œnever approached anyone in Bollywood to help with fundsโ€.

Assamese movie โ€˜Village Rockstarsโ€˜, directed and produced by Rima Das, which is the Indiaโ€™s official entry to Oscar, has been made at a total cost of around Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.

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Rima Das on her Twitter handle on Thursday stated: โ€œI never approached anyone in Bollywood to help with funds for Village Rockstarsโ€™ Oscar journey, purely because itโ€™s not their obligation. Indiaโ€™s official entry means representing India.โ€

However, the filmmaker from Assam, has thanked the Assam Government for its financial support to campaign for the movie at Oscar.

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The Assam Government has so far offered a total of Rs 1 crore.

On her Twitter handle she has thanked the Assam Government, the State Chief Minister and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as they have โ€œsupported with fundsโ€ and continue to help.

In an press conference on September 27, a day ahead of the release of โ€˜Village Rockstarsโ€™, Rima Das had sought support from the corporate and public sectors enterprises for the promotion of her award winning film โ€˜Village Rockstarsโ€™ speaking to reporters in Guwahati on September 27, 2018 that the team needs โ€œat least Rs 3 croreโ€ to campaign for the Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars.

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However, she had said, โ€œI would be happy if corporate houses come forward. But it would be difficult for me to deal with them directly. I would accept it if provided through the state government.โ€

Talking about the journey from Kalardia village in Chaygaon to Oscars, Das had said, โ€œI never imagined that this low budget film would compete for Oscars. Nomination for Oscars is itself an award for me.โ€

The film was released in the theaters in Guwahati on September 28, 2018.