<p>The 19-minute-long fictional film in Hindi, was the only India connection at this year's Oscars, as opposed to last year when the Mumbai based potboiler 'Slumdog Millionaire' bagged eight golden trophies.<br /><br />'The New Tenants', a 21 minutes long Danish live action short film directed by Joachim Back, beat off competition from the other entries, 'The Door', 'Instead of Abracadabra' and 'Miracle Fish'.<br /><br />The award was presented by actresses Carey Mulligan and Zoe Saldana.<br />Helvey who shot the film on a shoe string budget with an Indian cast and producers, had earlier said that the goal of the film was to "create awareness" about the persisting problem of modern slavery.</p>
<p>The 19-minute-long fictional film in Hindi, was the only India connection at this year's Oscars, as opposed to last year when the Mumbai based potboiler 'Slumdog Millionaire' bagged eight golden trophies.<br /><br />'The New Tenants', a 21 minutes long Danish live action short film directed by Joachim Back, beat off competition from the other entries, 'The Door', 'Instead of Abracadabra' and 'Miracle Fish'.<br /><br />The award was presented by actresses Carey Mulligan and Zoe Saldana.<br />Helvey who shot the film on a shoe string budget with an Indian cast and producers, had earlier said that the goal of the film was to "create awareness" about the persisting problem of modern slavery.</p>