MUMBAI: Excel Home Videos has released Academy Awards nominated film The Savages on DVD in India.

The company has priced the DVD of the comedy-drama at Rs 499.

The Savages is written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It is inspired by Jenkins' personal experience with aging family members and ill health.

The movie revolves around two siblings who are forced to face the ghost of their pasts - and their future together during a family crisis.

The movie has been critically acclaimed and has garnered multiple "Best Screenplay" and "Best Actress" awards. It was premiered at Sundance festival and also got selected in many other film festivals in 2007.

Beside The Savages, Excel had released on DVD movies like Sleeping Beauty, Persepolis, Amu and Lagaan.