Breaking 'Gully Boy' gets Oscar entry

  • IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,September 21 2019]

The Hind-language musical drama, 'Gully Boy', has been finalized to be India's official entry for the Oscars.  Twenty-seven other films, including the Telugu flick 'Dear Comrade', were considered.  Only one film can be sent from India by the Film Federation of India.  

#GullyBoy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. #apnatimeaayega. Thank you to the film federation and congratulations, said Farhan Akhtar, the brother of the film's director, Zoya Akhtar.

Starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Siddhant Chaturvedi, the film became a blockbuster at the box-office when it released in February.