Newton (film)

Newton
The poster features Rajkumar rao
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmit V. Masurkar
Screenplay byAmit V. Masurkar
Mayank Tewari
Produced byManish Mundra
StarringRajkummar Rao
Pankaj Tripathi
Anjali Patil
Raghubir Yadav
CinematographySwapnil S. Sonawane
Edited byShweta Venkat Mathew
Music byBenedict Taylor
Naren Chandavarkar
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹10 crore[1]
Box office₹15 crore[2]

Newton is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Amit V. Masurkar.[3][4] The film stars Rajkummar Rao in the title role of a government servant who is sent to a politically sensitive area of central India on election duty. Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav appeared in prominent roles. The film was produced by Manish Mundra under Drishyam Films, known for the 2015 film Masaan. The film is Amit Masurkar’s second feature after his debut with Sulemani Keeda in 2013.[5]

Newton had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film secured eight nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) for Rao and Best Supporting Actor for Tripathi, while winning Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Story. Rao won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor[6] and the writers won the award for Best Screenplay.[7] Newton was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Pankaj Tripathi won a special mention at 65th National Film Awards.[8] The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Why Newton could overrule Murphy's Law at the Oscars". Livemint. 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Box Office: India collections and day wise break up of Newton". Bollywood Hungama.
  3. ^ "'Newton': Berlin Review". Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ Huffington Post
  5. ^ "Newton movie review: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil shine in a dazzlingly low-key dramedy". 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ Chauhan, Guarang (23 November 2017). "Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Rajkummar Rao bags the best actor trophy as Newton win 2 awards - view list". TimesNow. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners".
  8. ^ "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film". Firstpost. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ^ "These are the 91 other films Rajkummar Rao's Newton is competing with at the Oscars". 6 October 2017.
  10. ^ "'Newton' is India's official entry to Oscars 2018". Times of India. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.