Zoya Akhtar directorial Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles, is out of the Oscar race. It was India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards -- in the International Feature Film category. The movie failed to make the cut in the top ten movies that will advance to the next round of voting. At the onset, 91 films were eligible in the Oscar's International Feature Film category. In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt-in to participate and must view all 10 shortlisted films in order to cast a ballot. Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on January 13, 2020.
Gully Boy chronicles the journey of a budding rapper in the bylanes of Mumbai slums. Ranveer Singh recently won the Star Screen Awards for his role in the film.
Apart from Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Varma, and Vijay Raaz were widely praised for their stellar act in the movie.
Ten shortlisted films are:
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's much touted class satire Parasite
Pain and Glory from Spain
The Painted Bird from Czech Republic
Estonia's Truth and Justice
Les Miserables from France
Those Who Remained from Hungary
North Macedonia's Honeyland
Corpus Christi from Poland
Beanpole from Russia
Atlantica from Senegal.
For those who have still not seen the film, India TV strongly recommends this Zoya Akhtar gem. Read the story below to find out why this film must be on everyone's watch list.
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The 92nd Oscars will be held on February 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
With Gully Boy's exit, India has once again drawn a blank in the category. The last Indian film that made it to the final five in the list was Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan in 2001.
Mother India (1958) and Salaam Bombay (1989) are the other two Indian movies to have made it to the top five.
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