Out of the Oscar race
Priyanka Chopra is sad that her film, Barfi!,is out of the Oscar race — but the actress says she is glad that the film was sent in as the official entry from India.
The Anurag Basu-directed film, starring Ranbir Kapoor as a deaf and mute boy and Priyanka as an autistic girl, was initially in the running to qualify for the best foreign-language film category at the 85th Academy Awards.
However, it failed to make it to the shortlisted nine films."I am very sad about it. We, as a team, are sad about it. But I am glad the film was considered and sent as India's official entry to the Oscars.|
It was a very special film for us. We made it from the heart and I am really happy for the kind of response I've got for Jhilmil's character," says Priyanka.
Her role as an autistic girl earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and the film enjoyed a good box-office
collection.
"I was very nervous about playing a differently-abled person. It could have been a caricature or it could have looked fake. I am grateful that people have seen it for what we were trying to show," she confesses.
The film recently had its premiere at the Marrakech film festival, where a number of fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of the movie's stars.
"It was an amazing premiere at Marrakech — there were thousands of people standing in the cold. It was really great," adds Priyanka.
The actress has a number of projects at hand now, including the Mary Kom biopic being made by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Priyanka Chopra is sad that her film, Barfi!,is out of the Oscar race — but the actress says she is glad that the film was sent in as the official entry from India.
The Anurag Basu-directed film, starring Ranbir Kapoor as a deaf and mute boy and Priyanka as an autistic girl, was initially in the running to qualify for the best foreign-language film category at the 85th Academy Awards.
However, it failed to make it to the shortlisted nine films."I am very sad about it. We, as a team, are sad about it. But I am glad the film was considered and sent as India's official entry to the Oscars.|
It was a very special film for us. We made it from the heart and I am really happy for the kind of response I've got for Jhilmil's character," says Priyanka.
Her role as an autistic girl earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and the film enjoyed a good box-office
collection.
"I was very nervous about playing a differently-abled person. It could have been a caricature or it could have looked fake. I am grateful that people have seen it for what we were trying to show," she confesses.
The film recently had its premiere at the Marrakech film festival, where a number of fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of the movie's stars.
"It was an amazing premiere at Marrakech — there were thousands of people standing in the cold. It was really great," adds Priyanka.
The actress has a number of projects at hand now, including the Mary Kom biopic being made by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.