GONDHAL | Trailer | Kishor Kadam | Ishita Deshmukh | REACTION!!

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The video features a reaction and discussion surrounding India's official submission to the Oscars, titled *Gondhal*, which is a Marathi-language film directed by Kishor Kadam. The hosts express excitement about the selection but note a significant lack of information regarding the movie, as very few people outside of its small theatrical release in Maharashtra have actually seen it. They mention that the film was released around November or December of the previous year and is currently not available on streaming platforms, which has left many viewers, including the hosts themselves, without an opinion on its quality. The conversation highlights the unique rules for this year's selection process, noting that while India still submits one official entry, other films can also be submitted directly to festivals or by individuals, though *Gondhal* remains the sole representative chosen by the national film federation. The hosts delve into the history of Marathi cinema in Oscar submissions, pointing out that this is only the fourth time a Marathi film has been selected to represent India, following entries like *Court*, *Hare Rama Hare Krishna*, and *Shwaas*. They discuss the high batting average of Marathi films they have personally enjoyed, estimating that around 25 out of 30 seen were excellent. However, they also touch upon the controversy surrounding the selection committee's criteria, citing comments from a federation president about prioritizing the upholding and expansion of Indian cultural values over artistic merit or global impact. This leads to skepticism among the hosts about whether the chosen film truly represents the best of Indian cinema or if it was selected solely for its adherence to specific cultural narratives that might alienate international audiences. Despite the uncertainty and the fact that no screener has been received by the channel despite requests, the hosts remain intrigued and eager to watch the trailer and eventually the full movie once it becomes available. They compare *Gondhal* to other notable Indian films from the year, such as *Raar*, *Sitham*, and *Durandar 2*, which they felt were strong contenders that unfortunately did not make the cut. The discussion emphasizes the difficulty of competing against submissions from every country in the world, where a film must be exceptionally good or have made a profound impact in the West to secure a nomination. Ultimately, the video concludes with an invitation for viewers who have seen the film to share their thoughts on whether *Gondhal* is a worthy choice and what other films they would have selected if given the opportunity.

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Did you hear the news? >> Yep. And I'm thrilled. >> Are you? >> No. I have no idea what you're talking about. >> The Oscars. >> No. What's new? >> In India? >> No. What's new? They picked their thing. >> India picked their submission. >> It did. >> Oh, I didn't see that. >> Yeah. Obviously, it's uh the rules are a little different this year. So, India obviously still gets their submission. Yes. >> Um but it's not limited this year to that. Okay. So obviously if the festivals can submit their own if they went to a festival and movies can submit themselves which is great. It's wonderful. >> Uh it's a Morati movie. >> Okay. >> Named >> that we've not seen. >> Yep. Right here. >> Gondo. >> Gundo. >> Okay. >> And uh nobody I've talked to has seen it. >> Okay. >> And somebody said it came out November of last year, but I guess it still qualifies. >> Okay. Um like even the Maratis on Patreon are like uh never saw it in theaters. >> Okay. >> I heard it was good. >> Okay. >> And so like no almost nobody has that I've seen has an opinion because >> because no one knows what it is. >> No one has seen the movie. >> Okay. >> So but this is uh India's uh submission. It's a Moranti film this year. So >> well congratulations to all of you who are a part of this film >> and uh we will tell you whether or not it's worthy. >> Yeah. [laughter] The biggest, the baddest, [music] wackiest, funniest, filmiest show on earth. [music] >> Hey, welcome back to stupid Corbin. >> You follow us on Instagram, Twitter juicy content. Thank you to every on like button. Welcome back. Uh, we're going to do the trailer for it cuz I wanted to know about it. >> We're going to do the trailer. >> Yeah, we're going to do Yeah. Get him. Get that trailer. Uh, [laughter] >> watch this is a really auspicious kind of >> Right. Right. It is. I'm sure. Um, uh, honestly, it's probably not a bad bet to send a Morati movie. >> True. If you're going to pick the quality of them, >> the quality of those are typically pretty good. >> Yeah. >> But, uh, >> the folks that make the choices typically don't make good ones. >> That's true. >> I'm just saying. Um, but this one has, let's see, say all these people's names. >> It has Kishor Kadam, Ishita Deshmuk, Yogesh, Shahonyi, and Stoakar. >> I think it came out like November, December of last year. Um, >> cool. >> But well, let's see. >> Looking forward. >> Color me intrigued. >> Hey, if anybody is involved with production and wants to send us a screener, please do. >> Yes, please. I would love so we can actually watch it. Ichech. >> [singing and music] >> church. Hey, sir. That's a winner party. >> [music] >> Bible. Hello [music] >> [music] >> What do you say? [music] >> [music] >> What do you know? Another Morati movie about theater. [laughter] Yeah. Every goddamn movie in the Morati industry, at least 95% of them are about theater. [laughter] You guys would love to come to my Shakespeare group. So, yeah, it looks good. I It's like I >> don't judge a movie by the trailer definitively. >> Well, I don't think there's anything I don't think there's anything you can't judge it by because it looks like a good movie. Obviously, you just need to see the movie >> to uh to fully judge uh the movie. There's nothing in it that looked bad at all. Um so, it's yeah, it'll be really interesting to to to watch and to see if it's um a movie that is good and resonates with us as well. Um, it's Morati, so we their their batting average is very high, at least for the maybe 30 Morati movies we've seen. >> Mhm. >> Um, I'd say minimum 20 we've liked. Probably more around 25. Do we have a list of the films that they had in consideration? >> [snorts] >> uh >> because I'd be interested to see if they have some films in there or don't have some films in there that we've seen and we have felt was some of the best stuff out of India this year. >> What would you have picked currently that we've >> Well, obviously the the first three that come to mind are Raar, Sitham, and the >> I don't know that sing I love Sitham. I don't know that I would submit that to the Oscars [snorts] though. Well, I think we'd be expected to at least be on the list because it's such an interesting and one of the best films of the year. >> Uh, and then obviously the Nir one, I always forget the name of it that we loved so much. >> That's last year. Is that 2027? >> I guess it would be for the 2027 Oscars. Uh I don't chose from 33 submissions by the film federation. So submissions >> other notable contenders >> Dorothy which hasn't balan >> durandar 2. >> Oh at least they didn't pick it right. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Uh okay. So, it looks like Balan, which we saw, which we liked until the end, which that's the one with the the kid. >> Dorothy's not out yet. >> Dorothy's not out yet. Obviously, it looks like there's probably some more. >> Yeah, it says there were 33 films that were part of the part of the selection. Um, maybe Business Today shows. It says it was selected from 33 films. Maybe they'll have the other 32 that were part of the list. It's the fourth Morati film to ever represent India with court being the last one to do it. >> That was a good one. >> And then as was uh Hares Tundra Factory, another great one and Schwas we have not seen from 05. Um but those other two are absolutely worthy contenders. >> Uh but neither made it. It's uh it's it's a really difficult thing because one you're you're competing against every country in the world, right? >> Yeah. >> Every country in the world. >> You have to be the film has to be beyond exceptional. It has to be one of the best films in the world. >> Uh or made such >> just a good film >> or just made such an impact in the west. I >> Yeah. I also think and I would love to talk to somebody from this random federation that nobody knows anything about. [snorts] Um, and figure out like is your process trying to win like get a nomination or is it just what you think is the best? Like I think it's the latter what you personally think is the best. >> Yeah. Because I've heard from the president of the federation that their primary goal is the upholding of and the expanding of the values of of the culture of India. That's what matters to them most. >> That's what he said. >> Yeah, that's what he said. >> Jesus Christ. Um [laughter] >> which means as long as they're running it, they're never going to even be nominated. >> Uh >> because if that's your only consideration, then great. Yeah, that's [snorts] kind of >> you you'll never you'll you'll never be okay with sending in a movie that speaks badly of things that have happened in India before and you're never going to go for something that has any type of uh just that's not Hey Rick, why did you choose this scene? Because I wanted it to be something that proves that it upholds everything about my culture. I just don't understand. >> Yeah, that if that's what you want to do, like open a cultural museum. Don't don't be in the world of art. Yeah, that's weird. >> Yeah, right. >> Regardless, I'm interested to watch. I really want to see the movie. Uh, May It Be the best film in the world. >> Yeah. If you've seen the >> May It Be. >> Is that it? Yeah, that was it. Huh? >> Uh, if you've seen the movie, I know a lot of people haven't seen it yet. >> Yeah, like everybody apparently. >> Um, but if you have, please. In fact, I'm wondering. I hadn't I had been I looked at my uh messages this morning and some of the stupid babies that typically send me info. I've got diddly squat from anybody. >> I got a lot. >> I got nothing. >> 3.5 on the letter box. Only 95 reviews cuz nobody's seen it. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, I'm I'm looking at all the ones I hadn't opened yet, and no one has sent me one message about this. >> Nobody. >> Somebody said, uh, four stars. The moral, don't be mean to Twinks. [laughter] >> I don't know what that means, but >> I like the review. Um, so he said a lot of people giving it four stars, five stars. Um, uh, interesting way to weave folk culture. Slow burn psychological thriller. Nice. Um, best theater outing of the year. Some people said good great story, great execution. >> Um, yeah, dude. I'm I'm >> I am interested. I would like to see it. >> It's still not on OTT. uh even though it came out in December, >> right? >> So, [snorts] nobody has seen this movie. Uh unless you're a small group that saw it when it was in theaters in in Morati or what's the >> which makes you wonder what again like we say every year, what what is >> what's the federation thinking? Where did they get the information? Why did they select it? >> Yeah. >> Interested to see it. >> Yeah. >> Uh so, if you have seen it, let us know. and uh if you think it's a good choice. If not, what what would you have chosen u if you've seen this movie obviously and anything else we know? >> The biggest, the [music] baddest, wackiest, funniest, filmiest show on earth. >> [music]