Apna Time Aayega! Ranveer & Alia’s Gully Boy Is India’s Official Entry To Oscars 2020
After impressing movie lovers with its fresh concept, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy has become India's official entry to Oscars 2020. It is indeed great news for the entire team and all the stars are beaming with happiness. Zoya's brother Farhan Akhtar shared the big news on social media after which the lead actors thanked the Film Federation of India for selecting their movie as India's official entry to 92nd Academy Awards.
Ranveer and Alia shared a note that read, "We are so thrilled that #GullyBoy has been selected as India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. Thank you to the Film Federation of India, Aparna Sen, Supran Sen, Anindya Dasgupta, members of the jury and a big congratulations to the spectacular cast and crew."
Check out their posts:
#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. ?? pic.twitter.com/Eyg02iETmG— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) 21 September 2019
Zoya is on cloud nine these days as apart from Gully Boy, her web series Lust Stories was nominated for the 2019 International Emmy. The director told ANI, “I am thrilled and very grateful that Gully Boy has been picked as India’s official entry for the Oscars. This has been a great year and I am so overwhelmed with the response our work is getting. It’s crazy to receive such news days after Lust Stories received a nomination for the Emmys."
Gully Boy narrated the story of an aspiring rapper, Murad and his struggles towards achieving his dream. The film was inspired by the lives of rappers Divine and Naezy. With the film, Zoya painted a beautiful picture of dreams, reality and struggle. Apart from Alia and Ranveer, the film also featured Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Varma and Kalki Koechlin in crucial roles.
So, Oscars, here we come!
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