Academy Awards 2017: Visaranai, India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category, did not make it to the shortlist of nine films announced by the Academy earlier this month
Academy Awards: Visaranai was one of 85 films submitted for Oscar consideration from around the world
"I'm filled with joy and pride. This honour has brought glory to my status as an auto driver in the society. This story of the defenseless deserves worldwide recognition," M Chandra Kumar told IANS
"Visaranai was selected out of the 29 films that were in the race," said Film Federation of India secretary general Supran Sen