The news is official: Paheli is India's entry for the 2006 Oscars!
The Amol Palekar film is produced by Shah Rukh Khan, and pits the actor in a double role with Rani Mukerji.
The other films considered for the nomination were Mangal Pandey, Veer-Zaara, Iqbal, Swades, Parineeta, Page 3, Black, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Sachein (Tamil), Anniyan (Tamil), Uttarayan (Marathi), Achuvante Anna (Malayalam), Graham (Telugu), and Kadal (Tamil).
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Did Paheli deserve to be picked?
Or did any of the other films deserve the nomination instead?
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