The
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
has
invited
819
artists
and
executives
to
join
their
voting
body,
to
improve
the
organisation's
diversity.
On
Tuesday,
the
Academy
revealed
the
list,
in
which
Bollywood
actors
Alia
Bhatt
and
Hrithik
Roshan
were
included.
Reacting
to
the
news,
filmmaker
Hansal
Mehta
gave
a
sarcastic
response.
He
took
to
his
Twitter
account
and
wrote,
"Nepotistic
Academy."
The
news
received
a
mixed
response
from
netizens
on
social
media,
while
many
backed
Hrithik
being
a
part
of
the
list
because
of
his
talent
and
decades
of
experience,
several
others
questioned
the
reason
behind
Alia's
involvement,
her
experience
and
skill
set.
However,
fans
came
forward
to
show
support
for
the
Highway
actress
and
said
she
deserved
the
recognition.
One
user
wrote,
"Haters
Will
Hate,
We
are
proud
of
you
girl."
Hansal
Mehta's
Tweet
The
original
tweet
that
Hansal
Mehta
re-tweeted
read,
"Alia
Bhatt,
Hrithik
Roshan,
casting
director
Nandini
Shrikent,
Neeta
Lulla,
Shirley
Abraham,
Amit
Madheshiya,
Nishtha
Jain,
Vishal
Anand
and
Sandeep
Kamal
(visual
effects),
Sabrina
Dhawan,
V
Senthil
Kumar
feature
in
@TheAcademy's
invitee
list."
Alia
And
Hrithik
Are
Among
819
Invitees
From
68
Countries
Apart
from
Alia
and
Hrithik,
other
prominent
Indian
names
to
receive
invitations
are
costume
designer
Neeta
Lulla,
casting
director
Nandini
Shrikent,
documentary
filmmakers
Nishtha
Jain,
Shirley
Abraham
and
Amit
Madheshiya,
visual
effects
supervisors
Vishal
Anand
and
Sandeep
Kamal
and
others.
Oscar
2021
Will
Take
Place
In
April
2021
Academy
president
David
Rubin
said,
"The
Academy
is
delighted
to
welcome
these
distinguished
fellow
travellers
in
the
motion
picture
arts
and
sciences.
We
have
always
embraced
extraordinary
talent
that
reflects
the
rich
variety
of
our
global
film
community,
and
never
more
so
than
now." The
artists
who
will
accept
the
invitation
will
have
the
voting
rights
for
the
93rd
Academy
Awards,
which
will
be
held
in
April
2021.
The
new
invitees
reportedly
are
from
68
countries
and
have
36%
people
of
colour
and
45%
women.