Mumbai, Oct 14 (TIWN) Indian filmmaker Pan Nalin, whose Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ or ‘Last Film Show’ has been sent as India’s official entry for the 95th edition of Academy Awards under the Best International Feature Film category, feels that regional cinema of India gaining prominence at the global level is an indication of India’s progress on the international stage.

Elaborating on the same, the director told Ians: “‘Last Film Show’ or ‘Chhello Show’, as we know it, is one of my greatest achievements. The respect and admiration the movie has amassed across the globe, to the point that it was selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars, warms my heart. The rise of regional cinema is symbolic of India’s leaping progress not just on a national but on a global scale.”