: Friday, February 5, 2021, 11:11 AM IST
Watch: Vidya Balan shares an intriguing snippet from âNatkhatâ as short film joins Oscars 2021 race
The Indian short film on gender equality Natkhat has brought India to the Oscar party after being highly acclaimed by international audiences.
The long haul for Oscars might just conclude for India as RSVP s Natkhat featuring Bollywood star Vidya Balan is running the race. The makers shared an exclusive snippet from the film on Thursday.
The Indian short film on gender equality Natkhat has brought India to the Oscar party after being highly acclaimed by international audiences.
A short clip of the movie scene is making rounds on social media in which Vidya Balan is seen massaging her child s head and having a conversation with him, what seems to start as an innocent conversation soon becomes a gut-wrenching and worrying one.
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The short film
Natkhat starring Vidya Balan is one of the Indian films that are in the race for Oscar 2021 in the Best Short Film (Live Action) Category. Along with leading the film, Vidya also marked her debut as a producer with this short film.
Directed by Shaan Vyas, the 33-minute long film premiered at Tribeca s We Are One: A Global Film Festival. The makers of Natkhat are also excited to be in the race to represent India at the Oscars. RSVP took to their Twitter handle and wrote, We made #Natkhat “to reach every corner of the earth and tell the world that change begins at home.” Elated to be in the race for the Oscars 2021 short film category! (sic).
Vidya Balan-starrer Natkhat in race for Oscars 2021 s Best Short Film category
The film in which Balan stars in the lead has also been co-produced by her and was featured at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on October 23.
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Vidya Balan fans have a reason to rejoice as the Mission Mangal actress Natkhat has made it to the race for Best Short Film (Live Action) category of Oscars 2021.
Confirming the good news, RSVP films, the maker of the 33-minute long film tweeted: We made #Natkhat “to reach every corner of the earth and tell the world that change begins at home.” Elated to be in the race for the Oscars 2021 short film category! (sic).