Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, apart from directors like Mrinal Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Goutam Ghose are among the Indians invited to be a part of the Oscar Academy’s ‘Class of 2017’.
“We’re proud to invite our newest class to the Academy. The entire motion picture community is what we make of it,” Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, was quoted as saying on the official Oscar website.
“It’s up to all of us to ensure that new faces and voices are seen and heard, and to take a shot on the next generation the way someone took a shot on each of us,” Isaacs added.
There are 774 new members from 57 countries — a record-breaking number.
The Oscar Academy has noted not just a 359 per cent increase in women invited to join the Academy from 2015-2017, but also a marked rise in people of colour invited – signifying the diversity it was embracing.
From India, there are also actors Irrfan Khan and Salman Khan, Indian costume designer Arjun Bhasin, directors and writers like Anand Patwardhan and Sooni Taraporevala.
Even India-born Mohit Kallianpur and Mahesh Ramasubramanian, who have worked in animation and visual effects of Hollywood films like “Frozen” and “Shrek” respectively, are a part of the exhaustive list.
Among other international high-profile actors newly invited to the Academy are “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot, “Moonlight” Oscar nominee Naomie Harris, Donald Glover, Chris Hemsworth, Riz Ahmed, Adam Driver, Dwayne Johnson, Leslie Jones, Betty White, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Anna Faris, Margot Robbie, Channing Tatum, Kristen Stewart, Shailene Woodley, Ruth Negga, and Rupert Grint.
Directors include Barry Jenkins, Jordan Peele, David Ayer, Theodore Melfi and the Russo brothers.
The new members invited are part of seven branches — actors, casting directors, costume designers, designers, documentary, executives and film editors.
SRK’s name is not on the list. I thought he was the face of bolly wood? ???
NOBody knows SRK in overseas ?? i salute indian paid media ?
Deepika has really achieved so much within this short span of her acting career. To be recognized even in the west along with these bollywood biggies shows how trully blessed she is. No matter how badly she gets trolled, she just doesn’t give up. Keep rocking girl, may u keep shinning always!
@Sunny Akkiholic-Ek prem Katha
SRK has 14 highest grosser of the year in overseas and above 20 blockbuster. Ur Canadian is 0 in both category. So keep your emojis shut
When will canadian Akshay Kumar cross K3G in overseas?? Any idea??
LOL global phanka not invited…. TOO much fun!!!!
May be they thought he took retirement????????
2 MEGASTARS ON INDIAN CINEMA AMIT JI AND SALMAN KHAN!!!!
2 Biggest megastars of Indian cinema. AMIT ji and AAMIR KHAN.
look at those peasants bhaitards logic
///srk not invited to the oscars he is not well-known/// lol
bhaitards you must be born yesterday
where were you when his movies got nominated in the oscars devdas/paheli/ my name is khan
where were you when his movies found place in margaret s oscar library were u under a rock
for your kind info just a my name is khan though your cinematic stupid committee didnt send it to the oscars it managed to get a place in oscar s Reminder s list on its own which means that it can win in any category there which is an achievement neither amir nor any indian actor can achieve let alone ur remake floplight khan rofl
and paolho coelho the worlds best selling author considers rizwan khan role an oscar deserving role and considers oscar committing not giving srk oscar for it as bias and a shame
last but not least seeing that they made mistake in 2017 ie after 10 years they gave srk a homage and honoured him for this role in san franscico film festival for his epic role that says it all
tell me where on earth a movie gets awarded after passing 7 years of its release this shows that the oscar comittee was bias and they made that bcz they knew they made a mistake by not giving the award to the right person this is srk for you
meanwhile bhojpuri fans bragging about presence in festival lol
look at those peasants bhaitards logic
///srk not invited to the oscars he is not well-known/// lol
bhaitards you must be born yesterday
where were you when his movies got nominated in the oscars devdas/paheli/ my name is khan
where were you when his movies found place in margaret s oscar library were u under a rock
for your kind info just a my name is khan though your cinematic stupid committee didnt send it to the oscars it managed to get a place in oscar s Reminder s list on its own which means that it can win in any category there which is an achievement neither amir nor any indian actor can achieve let alone ur remake floplight khan rofl
and paolho coelho the worlds best selling author considers rizwan khan role an oscar deserving role and considers oscar committee
not giving srk oscar for it as bias and a shame
last but not least seeing that they made mistake in 2017 ie after 10 years they gave srk a homage and honoured him for this role in san franscico film festival for his epic role that says it all
tell me where on earth a movie gets awarded after passing 7 years of its release this shows that the oscar comittee was bias and they made that bcz they knew they made a mistake by not giving the award to the right person this is srk for you
meanwhile bhojpuri fans bragging about presence in festival lol
look at those peasants bhaitards logic
///srk not invited to the oscars he is not well-known/// lol
bhaitards you must be born yesterday
where were you when his movies got nominated in the oscars devdas/paheli/ my name is khan
where were you when his movies found place in margaret s oscar library were u under a rock
for your kind info just a my name is khan though your cinematic stupid committee didnt send it to the oscars it managed to get a place in oscar s Reminder s list on its own which means that it can win in any category there which is an achievement neither amir nor any indian actor can achieve let alone ur remake floplight khan rofl
and paolho coelho the worlds best selling author considers rizwan khan role an oscar deserving role and considers oscar committee
not giving srk oscar for it as bias and a shame
last but not least seeing that they made mistake in 2017 ie after 10 years they gave srk a homage and honoured him for this role in san franscico film festival for his epic role that says it all
tell me where on earth a movie gets awarded after passing 7 years of its release this shows that the oscar comittee was bias and they made that bcz they knew they made a mistake by not giving the award to the right person this is srk for you
meanwhile bhojpuri fans bragging about presence in festival lol
where is the worlds biggest isstar..hakla..i guess oscar doesnt recognise him ???