Barfi! has been selected as the official Indian entry for the Academy Awards 2013.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director – Studios, Disney UTV, said, “We are honoured that Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards 2013. Barfi! is very close to the hearts of all of us at UTV, and it gives us great satisfaction that a film we have developed and nurtured from its inception has met with so much love from audiences and critics worldwide. An added source of pride is that this is the 4th UTV film in the last 7 years to have been selected to represent India at the Academy awards; our earlier selections being Rang De Basanti (2006), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009) and Peepli Live (2010)”Celebrities Response to Barfi's entry to Oscar
Yaaaaaay!!India's official entry to the Oscars!!!Anurag sir,RK,Ills,ronnie,Sid n all!wish I was in India to share this!Go team! #BarfiOscars
— Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) September 22, 2012
We are so proud to announce that our #Barfi is the official Indian selection for the Oscars this year! @basuanurag @priyankachopra
— UTV Motion Pictures (@utvfilms) September 22, 2012
T 876 - 'Barfi' India's entry at the Oscars !! great news ... congratulations all !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 22, 2012
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