The longlist to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is out. And there is triumph and sadness for a few of the aspirants when it comes to the big level of cinema.
Celebrations happened for SS Rajamouli and team as RRR made it to the longlist of BAFTA 2023.
Celebrating the big news on Instagram, the RRR makers wrote: “Very happy to share that RRR is in the LONGLIST of BAFTA Film Awards. Thank you everyone.”
Unfortunately, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi couldn’t make it to the final cut.
As for Mani Ratnam and team, it was again time to rejoice. PS 1 was nominated in six categories including the best film and RRR was nominated in two categories. The 16th Asian Film Awards will be held at 7:30pm on 12 March (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 has been nominated in six categories – Best Film, Sreekar Prasad for Best Editing, Ravi Varman for Best Cinematography, A.R Rahman for Best Original Music, Eka Lakhani for Best Costume Design and Thota Tharani for Best Production Design.
Meanwhile, SS Rajamouli’s RRR has been nominated for Srinivas Mohan for Best Visual Effects and Ashwin Rajashekar for Best Sound.
Are you all excited about this news?