Parineeti Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and other celebs praise ‘Writing With Fire’ for Oscar nomination

Indian documentary feature ‘Writing Wih Fire’ recently made it to the nominations for Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Oscars Nominations announcement on Tuesday. To this, the entire nation is brimming with pride as it’s the only film from India to enter the Oscar race.

Sharing the reaction of filmmaker Rintu Thomas, a video of the film team reacting to the news of nominations has now gone viral on Twitter which has also grabbed attention from Bollywood celebrities who came out in support of ‘Writing With Fire’ and are currently showering them with congratulatory messages.

Parineeti Chopra took to her Twitter handle and reshared the video. Rooting for the documentary based on Dalit journalists, she wrote, “This feels like a personal victory. Congratulations my fellow Indians! You have made us all a little emotional today. @RintuThomas11 and #SushmitGhosh #Oscar #WritingWithFire #AcademyAwards (sic).”

“Huge congratulations to @RintuThomas11 and #SushmitGhosh on their Oscar nomination. Rooting for you #WritingWithFire #AcademyAwards (sic)” added Farhan Akhtar.

Ali Fazal shared, “This is HUGEEEE!!!!!! Congratulationsssssss (sic). Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan tweeted, “Congratulations to the whole team! This is amazing!"

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Helmed by debutants Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, 'Writing With Fire' is based on the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India's only newspaper run by Dalit women.