Raj Kummar Rao’s Newton selected for the world competition section at the Tribeca Film Festival

    Raj Kummar Rao and Anjali Patel-starrer political comedy Newton, which had its world premiere at 67th Berlin International Film Festival, has been selected in the world competition section of the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

    The fest will take place from April 19 to April 30.

    Talking about the achievement, Raj Kummar tweeted, “Extremely happy to share that Newton is in the world competition section of Tribeca. Can’t wait to be there. Congrats team.”

    Reacting to Raj Kummar’s tweet, filmmaker Hansal Mehta wrote on his Twitter page, “Amazing to see Newton go places in the festival circuit. Now in world competition at Tribeca. Congrats.”

    According to Tribeca’s official website, a total of 98 films will be screened at the fest this year across various categories.

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