Zoya Akhtar's Hindi film 'Gully Boy' enters the Oscars

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. September 21, 2019, Saturday

Zoya Akhtar's film 'Gully Boy' starring Ranveer Singh in the role of a promising rapper received an Oscar entry. The feature film from India was included in the International Feature Film category, an advertisement said today. The film will be India's official entry, starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raj, Kalki Koechlin, Siddharth Chaturvedi, which was released across the country in February 2014.

Produced by Ritesh Sadhwani and Farhan Akhtar, the film stars Ranveer Singh as a promising singer-rapper who comes to Mumbai to fulfill his dreams. "This is a proud moment for me," said Ranveer Singh. India's official entry this year is 'Gully Boy'. There were a total of 27 films for the Oscar, of which Galiboy was chosen by the public, "said FFI general secretary Supran Sen.

Arpana Sen was the famous actress in this year's film selection panel. 'The energy of the film is astonishing. It will make the audience speak for themselves, ”said Aparna Sen. So the president of the organization, Firdousul Hassan, said that the selection process for sending films to the Oscars began on Monday, which ended on Saturday evening. He said that besides Goliboy, some films like Congratulations to Ho, Half Half, Article 15 and Uri were also in the race.