"Zindagi Tamasha" Is Pakistan's Submission To The Oscars

via https://youtu.be/9XgSIt1Dnmc Zindagi Tamasha" is Pakistan's submission to the Oscars KARACHI: The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected Sarmad Khoosat's Zindagi Tamasha to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the "International Feature Film Award" category for the 93rd Academy Awards, stated a press release. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will choose the final nominees for all award categories including International Feature Film in February 2021. The complete and final list of Oscar nominees will be announced on 15th March 2021 with the presentation show for the 93rd Academy Awards scheduled to take place on 25th April 2021. Directed and co-produced by Sarmad Khoosat, along with Kanwal Khoosat and written by Nirmal Bano, Zindagi Tamasha features Arif Hassan, Eman Suleman, Samiya Mumtaz and Ali Kureshi. Shot in the backdrop of holy celebrations in old Lahore, Zindagi Tamasha is a brave and timely film. Zindagi Tamasha's story reflects on regular people and is a poignant snapshot of life, family, the city of Lahore and the different values that people have. — producer Kanwal Khoosat On set, we felt passionate about working on a story that was representative of a real situation that regular people could face. The announcement surely proves that we in Pakistan are ready to tell stories close to the heart. We are ready to represent our people. I cannot stop feeling proud of my team. We have worked countless hours to tell a truly Pakistani story. Many thanks to the committee for recognizing our efforts and acknowledging our film." “All the heartache that Zindagi Tamasha gave me has somehow restored my faith in the power of art too: the sheer, almost physical power of art to make life imitate it.