India and the Oscars: A tale of woes

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It is really difficult to accept that in a year as productive as this the
industry hasn't been able to throw up a single film good enough to compete
for an Oscar. The question that needs to be answered is: is Bollywood's best
simply not meritorious enough or do we have a case here for completely
restructuring the entire selection process? While there may be some truth in
the first contention, the issue that needs to be addressed on a war footing
is the FFI's role in the exercise. That the FFI primarily bases its
selection on is box office performance, so good films that might have the
quality required to take on the rest of the world are often unfairly
ignored. That frequently leads to the irksome spectacle of a monstrosity
like Jeans leaving India's reputation in tatters in the global arena.
Source:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_504517,001100030008.htm