Bollywood got a glimpse of fresh oxygen. Corona infection, death of Sushant Singh Rajput, nepotism controversy , taking all these aside , Oscar invitation has reached at the Bollywood. This year , Oscar 2020 or The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 stars around the world. The names of a bunch of Bollywood celebrities are shining on that list.
Who is on the invite list? Apart from Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt, casting director Nandini Srikanth, costume designer Nita Lulla, short film director Nista Jain, Amit Madhesia, visual effects supervisor Bishal Anand, Sandeep Kamal and many others are also invited. Alia, however, was also invited last year to star in 'Galli Boy'. However, this picture of Zoya Akhtar was dropped in the first round of nominations.
The Oscar Academy of 2020 is important for another reason. The award platform aims to double the number of women representative this year. Accordingly, 45 percent of those who have been shortlisted for the award this year are women. Needless to say, this goal was achieved in the wake of #OscarSoWhite debate that began in 2016. In other news, there are 65 nominees for the Oscars of 2020, 15 of them will be award winners, 5 award winners in the technology category
Apart from Bollywood, all the industrial fields in the world, from acting to costume designers, have been included in the list. Bollywood's Hrithik, Alia has also been invited along with Anna de Armas, Brian Tyree Henry, Florence Pugh, Lake Steinfeld, Benny Feldstein and Constance U . Directors include Lulu Wang, Ari Aster, Terence Davies, Matthew Vaughn, Matt Reeves , Robert Eggers.
David Rubin, president of the Academy, said in a statement on the occasion of the Oscars“The Academy is delighted to welcome these distinguished fellow travellers in the motion picture arts and sciences. We have always embraced extraordinary talent that reflects the rich variety of our global film community, and never more so than now,”
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