Ranveer-Alia starrer ‘Gully Boy’ is India’s entry for Oscars 2020

Zoya Akhtar’s directorial Gully Boy featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in leading roles has been selected for the Oscars. Yes, the musical drama is India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards to be held in 2020. The news was shared by Zoya’s actor and filmmaker brother Farhan Akhtar.

Check out Farhan’s tweet here,

#GullyBoy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. #apnatimeaayega
Thank you to the film federation and congratulations #Zoya @kagtireema @ritesh_sid @RanveerOfficial @aliaa08 @SiddhantChturvD @kalkikanmani & cast, crew and hip hop crew. ?? pic.twitter.com/Eyg02iETmG

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 21, 2019

After the announcement of Gully Boy going to Oscars 2020, the lead actors took to social media to express their excitement. Ranveer and Alia thanked the cast and the crew of the movie in a note shared by them on Instagram.

Ranveer Singh wrote, Apna Time Ayega,

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Apna Time Aayega! @zoieakhtar @aliaabhatt @ritesh_sid @faroutakhtar @siddhantchaturvedi @kalkikanmani @reemakagti1 @itsvijayvarma @excelmovies @tigerbabyindia @zeemusiccompany

A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) on Sep 21, 2019 at 8:32am PDT

Alia Bhatt too shared it on her Instagram handle,

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FFI secretary general Supran Sen told news agency PTI, “Gully Boy was zeroed in from a list of 27 film. There were 27 films in the running this year but it was a unanimous decision to select Gully Boy. This year, the selection committee was lead by actor-filmmaker Aparna Sen.”

‘Gully Boy’ showcases the story of an aspiring rapper named Murad ( Ranveer Singh), who dreams of making it big in the Indian music industry. Alia Bhatt plays his love interest in the film. The film also features Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz and Vijay Varma in pivotal roles. The film is inspired by the lives and work of rappers Naezy and Divine.

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