Though
India’s official entry to the
Oscars lost out in the race for nominations,
India will have a representative at
the Oscar ceremony this year. Water,
Canada’s official entry has
made it to the final five. Water is
officially Canadian. But a movie made
by an Indian director,
performed
by an almost all Indian cast certainly will have
Indians watching keenly. Guess who will be part
of the contingent attending the Oscar ceremony
on behalf of Water, John Abraham.
The pin-up boy of Bollywood will be present when
some of the world’s biggest stars will be
receiving awards. John however has remained very
modest by giving all the credit to director Deepa
Mehta and the rest of the cast. Even if Water
is awarded the Oscar in the best foreign film
category it is unlikely that John will walk onto
stage to receive the statuette, the producers
will be taking the honors. However, this is undeniably
an opportunity for John to be seen on the global
stage. Let us hope that John comes back with laurels.
It will also be interesting to see how well John
comes through as the ambassador of Bollywood.
