Veteran TV director Vinta Nanda said executive producers like Guneet Monga and Priyanka Chopra “shouldn’t be going up on the stage and collecting” Oscars.

Television producer Vinta Nanda, who previously criticized the Oscars' nomination process, has now expressed her thoughts on Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga’s recognition for Anuja at the 97th Academy Awards.

Hollywood stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mindy Kaling, and Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga have celebrated the Academy Award nomination of their film ‘Anuja’ in the Live Action Short category. The New Delhi-set short film from directors Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai is pitted against “A Lien,

Anuja, helmed by Adam J. Graves, has bagged a nomination for Best Live Action Short at the 97th Academy Awards.

Anuja, a New Delhi-set short film, on Thursday bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards.

Indian short film Anuja has bagged a nomination in the Best Live Action Short Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. The other short films to make it to the final nominations list include A Lien, The Last Ranger, I’m not a Robot, The Last Ranger, and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent.

The 2024 short film is written and directed by philosopher-turned-filmmaker Adam J. Graves and stars Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag and Nagesh Bhonsle. Anuja follows the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl who alongside her sister Palak works in a back-alley garment factory.

Guneet Monga's Anuja has been nominated in the Live Action Short Film category for Oscars 2025. The film directed Adam J Graves, has Priyanka Chopra as the executive producer.