![]() ![]() Nutan "Newton" Kumar ( Rajkummar Rao), a rookie government clerk on reserve is sent on election duty to a Naxal-controlled town in the insurgency-ridden jungles of Chhattisgarh, India, when one of the main duty officers there is found to be facing heart problems. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Pankaj Tripathi won a special mention at 65th National Film Awards. Newton was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. ![]() Rao won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor and the writers won the award for Best Screenplay. The film received universal acclaim, securing 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. Newton had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is Amit Masurkar’s second feature after his debut with Sulemani Keeda in 2013. The film was produced by Manish Mundra under Drishyam Films, known for the 2015 film Masaan. Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav appeared in prominent roles. The film stars Rajkummar Rao in the titular role of a government servant who is sent to a politically sensitive area of central India on election duty. Newton is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film co-written and directed by Amit V. ![]()
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