Critically acclaimed actress Radhika Aapte has bagged the Best Actress nominations at the 2019 Emmy Awards. Radhika has been nominated for her performance in Netflix film 'Lust Stories.' Netflix’s India original series 'Sacred Games,' anthology film 'Lust Stories' and Amazon Prime Video’s 'The Remix' are also listed in the Awards nominations. Elated by the nomination, Radhika took to Instagram to share her excitement.
The second season of 'Sacred Games,' starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has been nominated in the best drama category alongside Brazil’s 'Contra Todos' - season three, Germany’s 'Bad Banks' and UK’s 'McMafia,' which also features Siddiqui in a key role. Director Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan directed the second season of 'Sacred Games' while Vikramaditya Motwane served as a show runner. Kashyap, who shared the news on his Instagram page, was also one of the directors of 'Lust Stories' with Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar.
“What a day. 3 Emmy Nominations . 1 lust stories (best mini series) 2.Sacred Games (best Drama) 3. Radhika Apte (best actress-Lust Stories),” he wrote tagging International Emmy, Netflix and other collaborators. 'The Gangs Of Wasseypur' director also took to Instagram to share the news. Karan Johar too couldn't contain his excitement. Karan shared the news on Twitter. He wrote, "So proud and excited that our anthology 'Lust Stories' is nominated at the Emmys." The filmmaker also thanked his fellow directors Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee in the tweet. He added, "Our quartet rocks. Thanks for the support."
Lust Stories also featured Kiara Advani, Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat, Akash Thosar, Neha Dhupia and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles. The film was a hit among the audience and received rave reviews from the critics. The Emmy Awards will be held on November 25 at the Hilton New York.
