An unprecedented 139 Foreign Language Films from 77 countries are eligible for 78th Golden Globe Awards nomination. The final nominations will be announced on 3 February 2021, and the award ceremony is due to take place on 28 February 2021 at The Beverly Hilton in California. Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) will be hosting the ceremony for the fourth time – the pair had previously hosted the event in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The below TEN Indian films are in the list of Foreign Film Submissions:

Film: Asuran
Directed by: Vetri Maaran
Cast: Dhanush, Manju Warrier
Language: Tamil
Produced by: Kalaippuli S. Thanu
Release Date: 04 October 2019

Directed by Vetri Maaran (Visaranai /Interrogation) and starring Dhanush (The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir) and Manju Warrier (Aami), “Asuran” is a hard-hitting action drama set in the backdrop of rural India and deals with caste politics in that region. The story revolves around a teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste who kills a rich, upper caste landlord, and the rest of the story deals with the emotions and dilemma of the farmer, a loving father and a pacifist by heart, who needs to save his hot-blooded son from his powerful enemies.

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Film: The Disciple
Directed by: Chaitanya Tamhane
Cast: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit
Language: Marathi
Produced by: Vivek Gomber
Release Date: 04 September 2020

“The Disciple” bagged the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The Marathi drama is the first Indian film to play in the main competition section at the Venice Film Festival in 19 years since Mira Nair’s “Monsoon Wedding” won the Golden Lion at the festival. 

Written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane (Court), the drama examines a lifetime journey devoted to the art of Indian classical music.

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Film: Eeb Allay Ooo!
Directed by: Prateek Vats
Cast: Shardul Bharadwaj
Language: Hindi
Produced by: Shwetaabh Singh and Prateek Vats
Release Date: 18 December 2020

Prateek Vats’ debut directorial “Eeb Allay Ooo!” revolves around a young migrant in New Delhi, who scores the unusual government job of keeping monkeys away from public buildings, and focuses on his ensuing struggles and disillusionment with the work. The title is a set of distinct sounds used by the protagonist in the film to scare away the monkeys.

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Film: Harami
Directed by: Shyam Madiraju
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Rizwan Shaikh and Dhanshree Patil
Language: Hindi
Produced by: Shahin Khosravan, Brent Maddock, Dori Zuckerman, Gavin Lurie, Mohit Rastogi and Pravesh Kumar Singh
Release Date: 21 October 2020

Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi’s international film “Harami” is directed by Shyam Madiraju (Eden), who has co-written the screenplay with Shahin Khosravan and also co-producing with Brent Maddock (Tremors), Dori Zuckerman, Gavin Lurie, Mohit Rastogi (Special 26) and Pravesh Kumar Singh.

The film premiered at the Busan Film Festival on 21 October 2020 in South Korea and is the only Indian film out of the 10 films from 9 countries selected for the year’s main competition section (New Horizons).

Set in the backdrop of Mumbai, the plot follows a teenage pickpocket (debutant Rizwan Shaikh) who develops a conscience after one of his targets commits suicide. Newcomer Dhanshree Patil plays the female lead and Emraan Hashmi enacts the role of a crime boss.

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Film: Jallikattu
Directed by: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Cast: Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose and Sabumon Abdusamad
Language: Malayalam
Produced by: O. Thomas Panicker
Release Date: 6 December 2019

Malayalam-language independent film “Jallikattu” was recently chosen as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery (Angamaly Diaries), “Jallikattu” follows a bull that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village and the entire village men gathering to hunt down the animal.

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Film: Aise Hee / Just Like that
Directed by: Kislay
Cast: Trimala Adhikari, Harish Khanna, Mohini Sharma and Shivam Sharma
Language: Hindi
Produced by: Shwetaabh Singh
Release Date: 05 October 2019

Written and directed by debutant Kislay, “Aise Hee” follows Mrs Sharma, the wife of a respected, small-time government employee in Allahabad. When her husband dies, she is expected to move in with her son and grandchildren, however Mrs Sharma isn’t happy with that idea and wants to live by herself. 

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Film: Ludo
Directed by: Anurag Basu
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi and Fatima Sana Sheikh
Language: Hindi
Produced by: T-Series, Anurag Basu Productions and Ishana Movies
Release Date: 12 November 2020

From a resurfaced sex tape to a rogue suitcase of money, four wildly different stories overlap at the whims of fate, chance and one eccentric criminal in Anurag Basu’s comedy-drama-thriller that features an ensemble cast including Abhishek Bachchan (Guru), Aditya Roy Kapur (Aashiqui 2), Rajkummar Rao (Stree), Pankaj Tripathi (Mirzapur) and Fatima Sana Sheikh (Dangal).

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Film: Soorarai Pottru
Directed by: Sudha Kongara
Cast: Suriya and Aparna Balamurali
Language: Tamil
Produced by: Suriya and Guneet Monga
Release Date: 12 November 2020

“Soorarai Pottru”, directed by  Sudha Kongara (Irudhi Suttru), follows the story of a rebellious villager (Suriya) with entrepreneurial dreams who takes on an aviation industry bigwig and corrupt bureaucracy who come in his way of starting a new airline and making air travel affordable for poor people.

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Film: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Directed by: Om Raut
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Kajol
Language: Hindi
Produced by: Ajay Devgn Films and T-Series
Release Date: 10 January 2020

Period action-drama “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” is set in the backdrop of 17th century India and revolves around the attempts of military leader Tanhaji (Ajay Devgan) to recapture the Kondhana fortress once it passes on to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who transfers its control to his trusted Rajput guard Udaybhan Singh Rathore (Saif Ali Khan).

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Film: Veyilmarangal / Trees Under the Sun
Directed by: Bijukumar Damodaran
Cast: Indrans, Govardhan Saritha Kukku, Prakash Bare, Krishnan Balakrishnan and Melwyn Breen
Language: Malayalam
Produced by: Baby Mathew Somatheeram
Release Date: 16 June 2019

“Veyilmarangal”, written and directed by Bijukumar Damodaran (Sound of Silence), follows a harassed family of Indian Dalits who are forced to migrate from the south Indian state of Kerala to the Himalayas in north of India. The drama won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.