Priyanka Chopra on Friday gave a shout-out to Oscar nominated Indian documentary Writing With Fire. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s documentary Writing With Fire scored a nomination on the 94th Academy Awards within the Best Documentary Feature class.
Priyanka took to her Instagram tales and wrote, “Loved this movie! Way to go team @writingwithfire.film. Congratulations on a much deserved Oscar nomination! @kl_meera @suneetaprajapati7 @rintuthomas @mentalsyrup.”
Priyanka Chopra shared this submit in her Instagram tales.
Writing With Fire spotlights Khabar Lahariya, a rural newspaper run by Dalit ladies. The documentary explores the newspaper’s transition from print to digital in recent times. It follows Meera and her fellow journalists as they get acquainted with new know-how while questioning the patriarchy, investigating incompetence of the police drive, and reporting tales about victims of caste and gender violence.
In her overview, Variety’s Jessica Kiang mentioned the movie is a “rousing, inspirational tribute to the pride of grassroots Indian journalism.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Inkoo Kang opined, “The film’s sense of intimacy and immediacy makes the viewer feel like they’re on a ride-along with the journalists, who are almost always bathed in flattering, natural light.”
Writing With Fire will face competitors from Ascension, Attica, Flee and Summer of the Soul (Or When the Revolution Could not be Televised) at Oscars 2022 scheduled to happen on March 28.
The documentary had its world premiere on the Sundance Film Festival in 2021, the place it received two awards – The Audience Award and a Special Jury Award. It has to this point bagged greater than 20 worldwide awards.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
