Sad about 'Barfi!' losing out in Oscar race says Priyanka Chopra
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By Puri
Priyanka
Chopra
is
sad
that
her
film
Barfi!
is
out
of
the
Oscar
race
but
the
actress
says
she
is
glad
that
the
film
was
sent
in
as
the
official
entry
from
India.
The
Anurag
Basu-directed
film,
starring
Ranbir
Kapoor
as
a
deaf
and
mute
boy
and
Priyanka
as
an
autistic
girl,
was
initially
in
the
running
to
qualify
for
the
best
foreign
language
film
category
at
the
85th
Academy
Awards
but
failed
to
make
it
to
the
shortlisted
nine
films.
"I
am
very
sad
about
it.
We
as
a
team
are
sad
about
it.
But
I
am
glad
the
film
was
considered
and
sent
as
India's
official
entry
to
the
Oscars.
It
was
a
very
special
film
for
us.
We
made
it
from
the
heart
and
I
am
really
happy
for
the
kind
of
response
I've
got
for
Jhilmil's
character," Priyanka
told
PTI.
Her
role
as
an
autistic
girl
earned
rave
reviews
from
critics
and
audiences
alike
and
the
film
also
enjoyed
a
good
box
office
collection.
"I
was
very
nervous
about
playing
a
differently-abled
person.
It
could
have
been
a
caricature
or
it
could
have
looked
fake.
I
am
grateful
people
have
seen
it
for
what
we
were
trying
it
to
be,"
she
said.
The
film
recently
had
its
premiere
at
the
Marrakech
film
festival,
where
a
number
of
fans
had
gathered
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
the
film's
stars.
"It
was
an
amazing
premiere
at
Marrakech,
there
were
thousands
of
people
standing
in
the
cold.
It
was
really
great."
The
actress
has
a
number
of
projects
at
hand
now,
including
the
Mary
Kom
biopic
being
made
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
"I'll
start
work
on
the
Mary
Kom
project
in
mid-next
year
and
I
have
to
begin
training
for
that.
I
have
met
her
and
she
is
very
involved
with
the
project
because
the
film
is
inspired
by
her
life.
She
is
a
great
girl,
so
much
fun
and
has
been
very
helpful
so
far,"
said
Priyanka.