Published 14:04 IST, October 29th 2019

Gully Boy: Why celebs and fans think the movie should win the Oscar

Gully Boy starring Ranveer Singh was nominated in the Academy Awards for the best international film category. Here are five reasons why it deserves the win.

Reported by: Siddharth Iyer
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Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy has w been minated for   Best International Feature Film in  92nd Acemy Awards.  movie was directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby Productions. movie has alrey broken record of being  Indian film with most international awards. Recently several celebrities have spoken about why y think Gully Boy deserves award, including Priyanka Chopra. Here are five reasons stated by celebs and fans as to why y think Gully Boy should be film to win in  92nd Acemy Awards.

An amazing portrayal of underground rapping

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Gully Boy gives a realistic and honest portrayal of underground rapping scene that is prevalent in India. Ranveer's acting as titular Gully Boy mirrors life story of real underground rappers. movie revolves around life in slums and struggle to raise yourself from that condition and become great.

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songs in movie are a great sample for real-life underground rapping. Many of  songs in film are sung by actual underground rappers. Ranveer himself learnt to rap for this movie and shows his dedication to his role and his love for this genre of music. movie also helped popularise rap in India. 

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Ranveer Singh and rest of cast give an amazing performance that was forefront of every discussion upon movie's release. Ranveer's portrayal of a street rapper is inspirational and memorable. actors play ir roles to perfection and never fail to induce appropriate emotion for each scene. 

A story of redemption and self-improvement

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Gully Boy at its core is a character study of Mur Ahmed, character played by Ranveer Singh. story revolves around his struggles and provides a tale of his redemption and growth. character of Mur Ahmed is highly developed and well written and is driving force behind Gully Boy's amazing plot.

A cultural portrayal of India and music

Gully Boy gives a brutally honest portrayal of India's slum life and how underground music industry functions. A great amount of research was put in to give audiences an accurate portrayal India's poorest citizens. movie took inspiration from real-life underground rappers for ir le characters. culture of poor citizens of India and way music is used by m have been beautifully depicted by filmmakers.

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While Gully Boy has only been minated for Oscars, it has alrey won several or international awards. Some of its most prestigious awards include best feature film award in Asian Acemy Creative Awards as well as best film in Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne. If Gully Boy makes it to final five minations, n it will feature in  92nd Acemy Awards.

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