Hina Khan starrer Country of Blind is in contention for the nomination list for the Oscars 2024. Listed among 265 other feature films, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Country of Blind stands strong with just two other Indian films, 2018 and 12th Fail.
Besides Country of Blind, the list of films in contention for nominations for the Best Picture award also features prominent Hollywood hits like Barbie, Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon, all of which have won big awards at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice awards 2024.
Recently, Hina Khan also opened up about competing with Barbie and Oppenheimer when she said, “To be featured in the same list as films like Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan, and Barbie is a huge achievement for our film Country of Blind! This is a moment of pride for the entire team of Country of Blind. Everybody is very happy, as a lot of hard work was put into making this film into the best product that we could”.
The director of the film, Rahhat Kazmi also added, “This is a dream come true for the entire team of Country of Blind. To be representing India along with Hollywood legendary films like Oppenheimer gives our hard work on this film an even bigger boost. The team is ecstatic about this news”.
Country of Blind is based on the H.G Wells Novel is based on the ‘Sightless’ and their lives. Besides Hina, Country of Blind also stars Anushka Sen, Shoib Nikash Shah, Namita Lal, Inamulhaq, Pradyuman Singh Mall and Jitendra Rai. The film was released in the USA in October 2023 across 14 theatres and received a lot of praise from the audience.
Recently, Christian Jeune, head of the Cannes Film Festival’s film office, also spoke highly about the Hina Khan starrer. In an official quote, he said, “The film Country of Blind is a spectacular adaption of the H.G Wells short story, proving this writing can match the cinematic vision of a contemporary filmmaker, wherever from the world he is.”
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