- Zoya Akhtar’s Ranveer Singh-Aalia Bhatt starrer Gully Boy has been chosen for India’s official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
- The last mainstream Hindi film to represent India was the controversial Barfi! in 2012.
- The film Gully Boy is centred on Murad, an aspiring rapper from the Dharavi slums, Gully Boy is inspired by the lives of street rappers Divine and Naezy.
- As per the filmmaker-actor Aparna Sen, the chairperson of the jury, it was felt that the feel-good factor of the film was important for the Oscar nomination.
documentary ‘Moti Bagh’ nominated for Oscars
- A short movie made with the financial assistance from Prasar Bharati has been nominated for Oscars. The movie “Moti Bagh” revolving around the life and hard work of an octogenarian farmer from Uttarakhand has been directed by a three time national award winner Nirmal Chandra Dandariyal.
- The film made with the financial assistance from Prasar Bharati is about the life of an 82 year old farmer from Uttarakhand, Vidyadutt Sharma. Mr Sharma lives in Saanguda village of Kaljikhal block of Pauri district.
- It is the first film from Uttarakhand which will be showcased on a prestigious global platform like Oscars.
- Moti Bagh is the name of farm of the Octogenarian farmer which was set up in 1967. He has been putting in his hard work and efforts in Motibagh since then. In February this year, a giant radish grown in Vidyadutt’s farm was showcased at a district level event organised by the horticulture department, which was a record.
