Interview With "Santosh" Director/Writer Sandhya Suri

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

"Santosh" had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received positive reviews for its story, direction, and lead performance from Shahana Goswami as a 28-year-old widow who takes her late husband's job as a police officer and has to investigate the case of a young girl's murder. The film has been selected as the UK's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Director/Writer Sandhya Suri was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release from Metrograph Pictures and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best International Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Project Hail Mary is an extraordinary cinematic experience.
0:03.9	You're a great scientist, Dr. Grace.
0:05.6	The world is counting on you.
0:07.0	Starring Ryan Gosling.
0:08.3	So I met an alien.
0:09.8	Two worlds, one impossible mission.
0:12.3	We're going to save the stars.
0:13.8	Project Hail Mary.
0:14.9	Amaze, amaze, amaze.
0:16.1	Seat first March 14th and 15th in Cinemas Everywhere, March 19th.
0:19.9	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Will Maviddy's interview
0:24.7	with the director and writer for Santoche.
0:28.0	Sandia Sarri.
0:29.4	There's a lot of the government's scheme.
0:33.5	Which is Ashrit Cota.
0:35.8	You mean, if a policewoman's widowerower being, you'll be a man's newkary
0:39.3	will be?
0:40.3	Comasteur?
0:43.3	What's the name?
0:46.3	What's the name?
0:48.3	Santosh.
0:50.3	No, he's here.
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