Neena Gupta starrer ‘The Last Color’ in Oscar race

The celebrity chef Vikas Khanna’s debut movie as a director, ‘The Last Color’ makes it to the list of feature films that are eligible for the Oscars 2020 for the Best Picture category.

For a film to be eligible, it must have opened in a commercial theatre in Los Angeles by December 31, and began a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

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THE MIRACLE OF BELIEF. “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) has announced the list of feature films eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards. And “The Last Color” is in the LIST. Link in the bio…… What a way to start the year……💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

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The Last Color talks about the life of widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi. It is based on the Vikas Khanna’s book under the same name which got released in 2018.

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~THE POWER OF PINK~ Being a Michelin Star Chef, no one takes risks like this. To start something so new in creative fields…..but some inner voice made me do it. . Just to be eligible for Oscars2020. (BEST FEATURE FILM) Just to be on this list. (Link in Bio…) Jai Ma Ganga. (Hail River Ganges)On your banks I was reincarnated & now thissss miracle. On Ganga’s banks, I wrote the story-screenplay-scenes-concept-characters-music-novel of THE LAST COLOR As she touched my feet & made me alive again & again. Singing lullabies to me at the night. Everything was a gift from the Universe. And today when I saw the list on OSCARS – “ELIGIBLE FOR THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS” My heart believes that this movie was made through me for some cosmic cause. Thank you @neena_gupta and everyone for believing in my story. Thank you Mama for being with me at every fall. 😍🙏🏼❤️💗

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While the film was screened in multiple international festivals, it is yet to release in India.

The 92nd Academy Awards will be held on February 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.