'The Last Color', the directorial debut of renowned chef Vikas Khanna, has made it to the race of Oscars. The film found a place in the list of feature films for the Academy Awards.The chef-turned-filmmaker took to Instagram and Twitter to share his excitement along with a few stills from the Neena Gupta-starrer.?
?Actor Neena Gupta who plays a central role in the film reacted to Khanna's tweet and said that she cannot believe that the film is in the Oscar race.'The Last Color' has not been released in Indian theatres yet but was premiered at the Mumbai film festival this year.
Produced by Odisha based producer Jitendra Mishra and helmed by Vikas Khanna, the film revolves around the lives of windows residing in Indian religious sites of Vrindavan and Varanasi.?
Right after the news, excited Neena Gupta spoke to a publication and spilled the beans on her forthcoming projects that consist of some interesting films.She said,?
"I'm getting a lot of different roles to play now. Some are of mothers but some are different but very challenging parts. I have finished seven projects, including web shows already. Panga releases this month. There is Shubh Mangal Zyaada Savdhaan that I just finished, then there's Nikkhil Advani's next (starring Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh), that I was shooting for in Patiala. My role in that film is a secret but everyone will be surprised when they see me in it."?
And then she dropped a piece of news that no one saw coming. She confirmed that she has also shot for Ranveer Singh's Kapil Dev Biopic, titled '83'. She said,?
"I have a small cameo in Kabir Khan's '83. I play Kapil Dev as in Ranveer Singh's mother in the film. I have just shot for it."?
Apart from being a versatile actor and proving her mettle as an actor over the years, Neena has also been vocal about issues that bother or concern her. She was the first one to point out how actors her age are not roped in for roles suited for them, instead, younger actors 'take' the challenge and try to pull them off by prosthetic and makeup.
This snowballed into a huge controversy that involved Saand Ki Aankh actors Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar.?