Barfi! Makes It To The Oscar Long List!

The Anurag Basu production with Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz is now one of the 71 films named in the 2012 Academy Awards Foreign Language categoryEven though it was selected as Indias official entry at the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category for the year 2012, Anurag Basus film Barfi!– starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz – and its road to a nomination for the most coveted film award has not been easy.

Detractors have been a-plenty for Barfi!, as most film critics howled that various aspects of the film bore a close resemblance to various other films. And they didn’t stop there. Many wriggled their noses in disdain, saying that portions of the film were plagiarised. But now comes news that should silent the barkers.
Barfi! has made it to the long list for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film. And now it will lock horns with 71 other movies vying for acceptance as nominations in the final shortlist. The movie has already been a box office hit in India, raking over Rs 100 crore at the box office. But will it bag the most coveted trophy and make India proud?
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