Oscars 2025: Will Priyanka Chopra-backed film Anuja bring home the Academy Award?
Priyanka Chopra, Mindy Kaling, Guneet Monga-backed documentary Anuja is currently in the Oscars 2025 race and people have their expectations high. Before the awards night, here a look at the possibility of the film winning.
Oscars 2025: Anuja, the poignant documentary directed by Adam J. Graves, was nominated for an Academy Award this year since it not only won over viewers but also the Oscars 2025 jury. Since this is the only Indian film this year, people are really optimistic. Since learning that the film has received a nomination, people have been eagerly awaiting to know if the movie makes the cut. However, will Anuja win the Oscar in the end? Here are the possibilities explained and explored.
Movies Anuja is in competing with
The fact that Anuja is up against some really excellent documentaries is one of the primary reasons it's a little difficult to win. A Lien, I'm Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent are among the titles on the list. Winning among this group won't be simple because each of the other nominees has a compelling plot and a lot of fan support.
A heartfelt narrative
The fact that the film is heartfelt and direct gives Anuja a distinct advantage. The story, which is set in India, centers on two sisters who should ideally lead life to the fullest and prioritise their studies, but because they are orphans, they must continue to struggle to support themselves. And anyway, we don't live in an ideal world, do we?
The magnificent backing
The Salaam Baalak Trust, an Indian non-profit and non-governmental organization that supports working and homeless children in the Delhi-NCR, was one of the community partners that helped develop and shoot the movie alongside Graves Films and Krushan Naik Films. The non-profit production business Shine Global joined the crew to assist with the film's social impact campaign.
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¡ª PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) February 1, 2025
The film has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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Executive producer Guneet Monga joined the production team in October 2024. Priyanka Chopra Jonas became an executive producer of the movie in January 2025. The film has also received support from Mindy Kaling and others.
The common review
When the movie was released on Netflix it was met with the most amazing response. People from around the world only had a rush of emotions while watching the movie. Ask me about it? Well, Anuja is a heartfelt and short film that makes you feel the emotions that sometimes a 3 hour long film fails to do. The topic it covers and the way it tells the story is sure worth an Oscar.
#Anuja #Netflix
¡ª Gurpreet Dhariwal (@authorgurpreetd) February 27, 2025
In just 22:57 minutes the #movie conveyed to me that there is God for everybody in this world. Inspiring, motivational and heart-wrenching. As it comes from the streets of Delhi, it will always be special to me. Every child deserves to be educated. #mademecry ?
Sorry o please how does anuja end? @netflix we can¡¯t just leave it like that ??? I mean, I know we can but I need to know what choice she made and what happened to her sister ???
¡ª T. (@maroon_rage) February 14, 2025
But will it win the Oscar? Time will tell.
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