The Zoya Akhtar directorial starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in the lead was one of the most successful films this year. The film which was based on the underground rap culture had some powerful performances by film’s other star cast including Vijay Varma and Siddhant Chaturvedi as well. It wasn’t too long when Gully Boy went to the Berlin Film Festival, and now we have more exciting news for you.
The film has won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Award at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea. For the unaware, NETPAC Jury Committee is comprised of NETPAC members and film professionals that are assigned to select the best Asian Film from World Fantastic Blue section in the categories of comedy, fantasy and drama.
As per reports, Gully Boy will also be screened at the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Interestingly, what came as a proud moment for the country, Zoya Akhtar has now joined the list of new members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that organises the annual Oscar awards, reports Indian Express.
