Farhan Akhtar disappointed after ‘Gully Boy’ drops out of Oscars race

• Co-producer Farhan Akhtar has been disappointed after the film didn’t make it to final nominations of Oscars.
• The film became one of the critically acclaimed Bollywood films of 2019.

Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Gully Boy’, India’s official entry in the ‘Best Foreign Language’ category at the 92nd Academy Awards, finds itself out of the Oscars race. Co-producer Farhan Akhtar has been disappointed after the film didn’t make it to final nominations.

"We are disappointed that Gully Boy didn't make it to the short list but grateful that we had the opportunity to compete. Best of luck to the films that have made it through," Farhan told Spotboye.com.

The ten films that have been shortlisted are The Painted Bird (Czech Republic), Truth and Justice (Estonia), Les Misérables (France), Those Who Remained (Hungary), Honeyland (North Macedonia), Corpus Christi (Poland), Beanpole (Russia), Atlantics (Senegal), Parasite (South Korea) and Pain & Glory (Spain).

Helmed by Zoya Akhtar, the movie features Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Vijay Raaz. The film became one of the critically acclaimed Bollywood films of 2019.