No Oscar Nomination for Ranbir Kapoor’s Barfi

No Oscar Nomination for Ranbir Kapoor’s Barfi

Director Anurag Basu’s Barfi!, India’s official Oscar entry, has failed to qualify for the ‘Best foreign language film’ category for the 85th Academy Awards.

The film, featuring Ranbir Kapoor as a deaf and mute boy and Priyanka Chopra as an autistic girl, was a runaway hit at the box office.
71 films from across the globe were sent for the Oscars, out of which nine have been shortlisted, which will further compete to make it to the final five nominations.
9 films that are still in the running for an Oscar nomination are..

• Amour (Austria)
• War Witch (Canada)
• No (Chile)
• A Royal Affair (Denmark)
• The Intouchables (France)
• The Deep (Iceland)
• Kon-Tiki (Norway)
• Beyond the Hills (Romania)
• Sister (Switzerland)