Priyanka Chopra recently co-hosted the screening of Gully Boy along with Amazon Studios at Los Angeles. She was present along with Nick Jonas at the Amazon Studios Gully Boy CAA Tastemaker film screening. Also present were the film’s director Zoya Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani. A few photographs have surfaced wherein we can see Priyanka introducing the film which is India’s official entry to the Oscars.
Priyanka picked a lavender and orange dress for the occasion. She was accompanied by Nick Jonas. Priyanka made her comeback in Bollywood with Shonali Bose’s The Sky is Pink.
Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhatt in lead roles, has been selected as India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category by the Film Federation of India. Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Amruta Subhash also featured in the 2019 film.
The film, which is a coming-of-age story about an aspiring street rapper from Dharavi in Mumbai was both a critical and commercial hit. Gully Boy is written by Zoya Akthar and Reema Kagti and produced by Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment. The film was released on 14 February.
According to reports, 28 films were submitted to be considered by the selection panel to choose one as India’s entry for the Academy Awards. These films included, Andhadhun, Article 15, Badhaai Ho, Bulbul Can Sing, Super Deluxe, Uri, Uyare and Vada Chennai.
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