Neena Gupta's 'The Last Color' Has Made It To The List Of Films Eligible For Oscars 2020

Remember once Neena Gupta sought work through social media? It's takes a of guts for a veteran actress like her to do that.

"I live in Mumbai and working, am a good actor looking for good parts to play," wrote the National Award winning actress on social media. She, who had worked in the industry for three decades, indeed got some good projects that included movies like Badhaai Ho, Mulk and The Last Color among others.?

For the unversed, The Last Color has been making waves internationally. At the Indian International Film Festival of Boston, Neena Gupta won Best actress and her movie The Last Color has also won under the Best Feature Film category.

And now, the movie, directed by chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna, has been named in the list of feature films eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards in the Best Picture category.

As the news broke, Neena Gupta was high on happiness. “Cant believe am soooo happy," she wrote, sharing Vikas Khanna's post.?

Vikas, on the other hand, called it a miracle. “I need sometime to absorb this. Holyyyyy Godddd. @Neenagupta001 thank you for believing in me. Love and respect you very muchhhh. @Jitendra_siffcy @KaulPoonam @jayisready,” he wrote.

The Last Color is a film that deals with taboo surrounding widows living in Vrindavan and Varanasi in India. The story of the movie revolves around nine-year-old tightrope walker who befriends a widow and promises to add color to her life. The movie has been adapted from Vikas Khanna’s own book of the same name.??

"The Last Color’s story is about the rise of human spirit in darkness. The super talented team behind National Award winning films like ‘I Am Kalam’, ‘Kadwi Hawa’ and ‘Poorna’ has come together for this epic journey,” Vikas had earlier told IANS.

The first look of the movie was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then, the movie has travelled to various film festivals including New York Indian Film Festival 2019 and Indie Meme Film Festival among others.