Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram Stories recently to give a much-deserved shout-out to Oscar-nominated Indian documentary ‘Writing With Fire’. Filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s documentary has been nominated for the 94th Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Priyanka took to her Instagram and wrote, “Loved this movie! Way to go team @writingwithfire.film. Congratulations on a much-deserved Oscar nomination! @kl_meera @suneetaprajapati7 @rintuthomas @mentalsyrup.”
The movie follows Khabar Lahariya, a rural newspaper run by Dalit women. It explores the newspaper’s transition from print to digital in recent years and follows Meera and her fellow journalists as they get acquainted with new technology whilst questioning patriarchy, the police force, and reporting stories about caste and gender-related violence.
‘Writing With Fire’ faces competition from ‘Ascension’, ‘Attica’, ‘Flee, and ‘Summer of the Soul’. The documentary had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021, where it won the Audience Award and a Special Jury Award. The 2022 Oscars are scheduled to take place on March 28.
