After winning the hearts of people all over the world, getting positive reviews from the critics and earning huge mullah at the box office, Barfi! is now ready to go to the Oscars.
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has selected Barfi! over 19 other movies, as India's official entry for the Academy Awards in best foreign language film category.
"We are honoured that Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards 2013. Barfi! is very close to the hearts of all of us at UTV and it gives us great satisfaction that a film we have developed and nurtured from its inception has met with so much love from audiences and critics worldwide. An added source of pride is that this is the 4th UTV film in the last 7 years to have been selected to represent India at the Academy Awards; our earlier selections being Rang De Basanti (2006), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009) and Peepli Live (2010)," said Siddharth Roy Kapoor (Managing Director - Studios, Disney UTV) in an official statement.
The 85th Academy Awards will take place on February 24, 2013. The nominations will be announced on January 10.