Writing With Fire makers Rintu Thomas and her team is super thrilled and why not. Their documentary, was nominated for the 94th Academy Awards on Tuesday in the Best Documentary Feature category, making it the first Indian film to receive a nomination this year.
A video of the film’s makers’ joy at being nominated for an Academy Award has gone viral, with fans and celebrities congratulating them. The team shared their joy through a video.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominees live on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official Twitter and YouTube channels. Rintu Thomas, one of the film’s creators, released a video on Twitter showing her, co-creator Sushmit Ghosh, and their families watching the event live.
As soon as Writing With Fire is announced as a nominee, the room erupts into celebration with a shocked Rintu Thomas cupping her mouth with joy before giving a hug to her family members. Sushmit can be seen screaming ‘Unbelievable!’ The tweet was captioned, “Oh My God!!!! Writing With Fire just got nominated for @TheAcademy Award. Oh My God!!!!!!!!”
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The heartwarming moment went viral on social media with fans and celebs both congratulating Rintu and sharing the video. Actor Ali Fazal shared Rintu’s original tweet and wrote, “This is HUGEEEE!!!!!! Congratulationsssssss.” Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan also shared the video on his timeline and tweeted, “Congratulations to the whole team! This is amazing!”
Lyricist Varun Grover replied to Rintu’s tweet congratulating the team. “So well done, so wholesome. Congratulations and best wishes for the journey ahead,” he wrote. Fans noted how wholesome the video was. One commented, “The sheer joy on the filmmaker’s face. Congratulations.”
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Directed by Rintu and Sushmit, both debutants, Writing With Fire chronicles the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. The film will compete against four other films in the category: Ascension, Attica, Flee, and Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
The 94th Academy Awards will be presented on March 27.