Indian
documentary
Writing
With
Fire
earned
a
nomination
in
the
Best
Documentary
Feature
category
for
the
94th
Academy
Awards.
The
documentary
by
filmmakers
Sushmit
Ghosh
and
Rintu
Thomas
also
became
India's
only
film
to
earn
a
nod
this
year.
Writing
With
Fire
documents
the
story
of
Khabar
Lahariya,
a
newspaper
run
by
Dalit
women
journalists.
It
follows
the
publication's
chief
reporter
and
crime
reporter
as
they
cover
news
in
some
of
the
country's
most
troubled
regions.
The
documentary
has
also
been
produced
and
edited
by
the
filmmaker
duo
Sushmit
Ghosh
and
Rintu
Thomas.
Rintu
took
to
her
Twitter
account
sharing
their
euphoric
reactions
at
being
nominated.
The
post
has
gone
viral,
with
fans
and
celebs
applauding
them.
In
the
clip,
Ritu
with
co-creator
Sushmit
Ghosh
and
their
families
can
be
seen
watching
the
event
live.
The
nominations
were
announced
live
on
the
Twitter
and
official
YouTube
channel
of
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
by
Tracee
Ellis
Ross
and
Leslie
Jordan.
The
tweet
was
captioned,
"Oh
My
God!!!!
Writing
With
Fire
just
got
nominated
for
@TheAcademy
Award.
Oh
My
God!!!!!!!!".
Take
a
look
at
the
post,
Apart
from
fans,
actors
like
Ali
Fazal
also
chimed
in
on
the
celebration.
He
shared
Rintu's
original
tweet
and
wrote,
"This
is
HUGEEEE!!!!!!
Congratulationsssssss."
Filmmaker
Neeraj
Ghaywan
also
shared
the
video
on
his
timeline
and
tweeted,
"Congratulations
to
the
whole
team!
This
is
amazing!"
Lyricist
Varun
Grover
replied
to
Rintu's
tweet
congratulating
the
team.
"So
well
done,
so
wholesome.
Congratulations
and
best
wishes
for
the
journey
ahead,"
he
wrote.
Notably,
Writing
With
Fire
was
well-received
in
the
film
festival
circuit
and
has
won
a
slew
of
prizes
already,
including
a
Special
Jury
Award
and
the
Audience
Award
at
the
Sundance
Film
Festival.