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Oscar Academy To Open Office In Mumbai

Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) which presents the Oscar Awards will open an office in Mumbai. This will only be its third office across the world.

This was announced during the visit of AMPAS President John Bailey and his wife Carol Littleton in Agra earlier this month. This is a huge milestone achievement for India’s film industry.

Bailey and his wife visited the Taj Mahal during their trip and were sufficiently overwhelmed by the welcome they received. They also visited Mumbai and Delhi.

Attending the 56th Maharashtra State Film Awards in Mumbai as the chief guest, John Bailey praised India’s cinema culture.

“Thank you Mumbai. This has been an extraordinary experience. We’re so touched, our hearts are so full. Congratulations on your wonderful cinema culture. We have experienced a small bit of it,” Bailey said at the event.

Bailey added that he was looking forward to learn more about Marathi cinema in particular.

“This has been just extraordinary. We’ll always remember this, and we’ll tell all the Governors back at the (Oscar) Academy what a wonderful experience this has been,” he added.

The Academy opening an office in Mumbai had been in discussions for a while, and their decision to go ahead with it has been greeted favourably by the film industry.

WILL SMITH WANTED “BOLLYWOOD LEVEL” SCENE IN ‘ALADDIN’

Wannabe Indophile (and everyone’s favourite ‘Man in Black’) Will Smith loves Sab sahihai bro, a song that Indian rapper Badshah has created as a promotional number for the Hollywood star’s forthcoming release Aladdin Badshah took to his Instagram page to share a video in which Will has shared his appreciation, as well as spoken about how he wanted a sequence in the movie to be “Bollywood level” - whatever that means.

Smith, who plays Genie in the movie, saw the song in Japan, and said, “Badshah, great work man...that is beautiful...looking at the things that you shot against what is in the movie, that is some good production you got going on there.”

He added, “It’s funny when we were making the sequence, what I kept saying to Guy Ritchie (director), is, it’s gotta be Bollywood level, man....don’t let the sequence not be Bollywood level. You know I always wanted to be in a Bollywood dance sequence, so this is beautiful, man. Love the work, really appreciate it. Thank you.”

Badshah is thrilled with Smith’s words. But of course.

“I guess Will Smith paaji likes the song I did for Aladdin. In theatres May 24! It’s high time you do a proper Bollywood film sir,” Badshah wrote tagging the actor, who shook a leg on the set of Student of the Year 2 on a visit to India last year.

Aladdin is a live-action adaptation of one of the most beloved animated classics of all time. IANS

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