Zoya Akhtar directorial Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles, has been declared as India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category, earlier known as Best Foreign Language Film category
Gully Boy, featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles, has been announced as India's official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
The movie is the story of a rapper from the slums of Mumbai who dreams of making it to the world of rap/music. In the film, Ranveer and Siddhant play budding street rappers Murad and MC Sher, while Alia essays the role of Safeena, a medical student, who is the love interest of Murad (Ranveer).
Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter to share the news. He wrote, "#GullyBoy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. #apnatimeaayega Thank you to the film federation and congratulations #Zoya @kagtireema @ritesh_sid @RanveerOfficial @aliaa08 @SiddhantChturvD @kalkikanmani & cast, crew and hip hop crew (sic)."
has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards.
Thank you to the film federation and congratulations & cast, crew and hip hop crew. 🕺🏻 pic.twitter.com/Eyg02iETmG
Here are a few movies from different parts of the world that have been nominated for the award. Japan's Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You, South Korea's Parasite. From Iran, Finding Farideh, a documentary film by Kourosh Ataee and Azadeh Moussavi, makes it to the nomination list. Game Of Thrones’ Carice Van Houten starring alongside Marwan Kenzari in Instinct is Netherlands’ official pick this year.
Last year, Village Rockstars was selected as India’s official entry to the 91st Academy Awards.
Till now, only three films from India have made it till the last round, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957), Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan (2001).
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on February 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, US.
Gully Boy, featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles, has been announced as India's official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
The movie is the story of a rapper from the slums of Mumbai who dreams of making it to the world of rap/music. In the film, Ranveer and Siddhant play budding street rappers Murad and MC Sher, while Alia essays the role of Safeena, a medical student, who is the love interest of Murad (Ranveer). The Zoya Akhtar directorial draws inspiration from the lives of Mumbai street rappers Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh aka Naezy and revolves around the underground rap movement in India.
From India to Oscars “Apna Time Aayega” by Zoya Akhtar
congratulations 🇮🇳 2019 India’s entry to pic.twitter.com/M5TfilEyFO
Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter to share the news. He wrote, "#GullyBoy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. #apnatimeaayega Thank you to the film federation and congratulations #Zoya @kagtireema @ritesh_sid @RanveerOfficial @aliaa08 @SiddhantChturvD @kalkikanmani & cast, crew and hip hop crew (sic)."
The film has received a number of accolades including the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea; and Best Film at the Indian Festival of Melbourne in August this year.
Here are a few movies from different parts of the world that have been nominated for the award. Japan's Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You, South Korea's Parasite. From Iran, Finding Farideh, a documentary film by Kourosh Ataee and Azadeh Moussavi, makes it to the nomination list. Game Of Thrones’ Carice Van Houten starring alongside Marwan Kenzari in Instinct is Netherlands’ official pick this year.
Last year, Village Rockstars was selected as India’s official entry to the 91st Academy Awards.
Till now, only three films from India have made it till the last round, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957), Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan (2001).
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on February 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, US.
(Inputs from Agencies)
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