Oscars 2025: Only 1 Indian movie out of 10 makes it to final nomination & it has Priyanka Chopra connection

Despite high hopes for a plethora of Indian movies, only one movie titled Anuja made its entry to the Oscars 2025 final nomination. 

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After a delay due to the Los Angeles Wildfire, The Academy on Thursday announced Oscars 2025 nominations and it came up with a heartbreak for Indians. Out of 10 Indian movies that were in the race for Oscars 2025, only one made its way to the final cut i.e. Oscars 2025 Nominations. Despite high hopes for a plethora of Indian movies, only one movie titled Anuja made its entry to the Oscars 2025 final nomination. 

Anuja Oscars 2025 nomination

Anuja has got a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards. For those who are unaware, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is the executive producer of this film. Anuja, directed by Adam Day Graves. Oscar-winning filmmaker Guneet Monga is also the producer of this movie. 

Anuja tells the story of nine-year-old Anuja, portrayed by Sajda Pathan, who works in a Delhi garment factory alongside her sister Palak, played by Ananya Shanbhag. When faced with a pivotal decision, Anuja takes on the heavy responsibility of securing her family’s future, making for a deeply moving narrative.

The other Indian movies that were in race for Oscars 2025 included- The Zebras featuring Sharib Hashmi and Priyanka Sarkar, Kanguva featuring Suriya in the lead role along with Bobby Deol and Disha Patani, Band of Maharajas featuring Shraddha Pandey, Arun Bajwa, and Kuwarjeet Chopraa, All We Imagine As Light featuring Kani Kusruti, Chhaya Kadam, and Divya Prabha, Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life based on the real-life story of Malayali immigrant labor in the Gulf, Putul featuring Sujan Mukherjee, Tanusree Shankar, Indroneel Mukherjee, Santosh featuring Shahana Goswami, Girls Will Be Girls which is production debut of Bollywood couple Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal, and finally Swatantrya Veer Savarkar featuring Randeep Hooda.

Oscars 2025

Emmy Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien will be hosting Oscars 2025. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang expressed their excitement and said, “We are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year."

Oscars 2025 will be held on Sunday, 2nd March at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. It will be broadcasted LIVE on ABC and distributed globally. Fans can also watch it on Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. Notably, this LIVE broadcast marks a first for the Oscars.

 


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