Rajkumar Rao’s ‘Newton’, directed by Amit Masurkar will be India’s official entry at Oscars 2018, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced today. “'Newton' has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. It was unanimously chosen from 26 entries this year," FFI secretary general Supran Sen told. Director Masurkar added that it was a double celebration for the team."We are really happy. The fact that the film is releasing today doubles the happiness. We hope that people will now really head to the cinema halls to watch the film," the director told. The movie is a political satire about an honest election officer’s attempt to conduct a free and fair poll in a conflict-hit area of Chhatisgarh.