Sight & Sound magazine conducts a poll every ten years of the world 's finest film directors to find out the Ten Greatest Films of All Time . This poll has been going since 1992 , and has become the most recognised poll of its kind in the world . In 2012 Cyrus Frisch voted for " Rang De Basanti " . Frisch commented : " Corruption became the subject of fierce debate in India after the major success of this film among youngsters . " A major point of criticism the film faced was regarding the possibility of the Indian Army attacking students in a radio station . When Rakeysh was questioned about the same in a scriptwriter 's conference conducted by the Film Writers Association in the year 2008 , he said the following , " So , in 2005 , in Allahabad , a bunch of 4 students took the TV station there , and they were shot dead . Everything I did , it was kind of borrowed , as I said right here . Obviously , what I am also learning is the way I tell a story is not '' real '' ; you can term it as '' a-real '' . For maximum impact , for the message to go through , I felt — since the story was against the establishment — let the establishment do it . After all , the establishment did hang Bhagat Singh . After all , the establishment did come down on the innocent , innocent students in Mandal Commission . After all the establishment did come down on Tiananmen Square . After all the establishment did come down when the whole concept of Flower Power emerged in America . So it 's all there . It 's borrowed , maybe not as realistically , but it is definitely there in the society . During emergency , there are horror stories . If we have to go back to Kriplani and his movement in Bihar , the stories are absolutely horrific . " Since the film " reflected contemporary Indian reality and had cinematic excellence " , it was chosen as India 's official entry for the 79th Academy Awards despite stiff competition from films such as '' Krrish '' , '' Omkara '' , '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna '' and '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai '' . While discussing if the selection committee 's choice was correct , critics felt that the Academy members could have better related with '' Omkara '' , an adaptation of Shakespeare 's play '' Othello '' . Despite these qualms and Mehra 's belief that his film did not stand a chance at the Oscars , the efforts to publicise the film in the United States began earnestly . Music composer A. R. Rahman performed several concerts across the East Coast to promote the film . Besides his efforts , producer Screwvala planned to use resources and expertise from his partners in 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney Pictures for organising its publicity efforts . When the nominations in the foreign film category did not feature this film , it sparked off debates on whether the film should have been India 's entry for the Oscars . In one such debate on a television channel that involved Screwvala , the selection committee was questioned about its knowledge of the requisite artistic criteria for such award ceremonies . While one outcome of the debate was on how '' Omkara '' would have been a better choice , the other discussed the West-centric sensibilities of the Academy members . However , results from a simultaneously conducted SMS poll indicated that 62 percent felt that the film was the right choice for the Oscars
79th Academy Awards
79th Academy Awards
Rang De Basanti