Pre-Oscar Party 2023: Priyanka Chopra hosted the second annual South Asian Excellence Pre-Oscar Bash at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on Friday. The party was specially hosted to honor and celebrate the nominated actors from South Asia at this yearâs Oscars.
Now some pictures and videos of this wonderful night have come to the fore. Priyankaâs husband, actor-singer Nick Jonas, Preity Zinta, Jr. NTR and others were present in this party. Priyanka Chopra chose an all white outfit for this special evening.
The actor posed with Nick, one of the singers from SS Rajamouliâs RRR, Hannah Simone, Freida Pinto, Poorna Jagannathan and Malala Yousafzaiâs âNaatu Naatuâ. During this, Priyanka Chopra also gave a speech for the youth coming to Hollywood. During this, he told how the community will stand behind him and support him for his future endeavours.
In a video during this period, Priyanka Chopra is seen saying that 12 years ago it was difficult to even think about such an event. He told that he was not even invited to parties. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Priyanka said, âLast yearâs event was about like-minded people coming together and saying, âYou know, we should have something where the South Asian community can feel that itâs theirs. .
Mindy Kaling also shared some glimpses from the party, where she is seen posing with Malala and Jr NTR among others. In his post, he wrote, âLast night I had the opportunity to co-host an event featuring South Asian Oscar nominees. Met so many new friends and hugged old ones, and saw the talent all around me. @falgunishanepeacockindia has designed the most amazing saree for me and @sethicouture has lent me all the diamonds in the world. Thank you @priyankachopra and @anjula_acharia for organizing such a special event. ,
Preity Zinta shared pictures of the night on her Instagram handle and wrote, âFrom meeting old friends to making new ones, last night was special. There is nothing sexier and more beautiful than an independent, powerful and talented woman. Here we are going to tell about all those beautiful women who are in these pictures and who were in the party. I chatted with most of them, joked and loved every bit of it, because real women donât compete with each other â they support and empower each other and come together. Letâs have fun.
Please tell here that India has received three nominations in the 95th Oscar Awards. SS Rajamouliâs RRR, which has a massive fan following in the US, has received a nomination in the Best Original Song category for âNaatu Naatuâ. Shaunak Senâs âAll That Breathesâ Best Documentary and âThe Elephant Whispersâ received nominations in the Best Documentary Short category. The award ceremony will be held on March 13, and Deepika Padukone was recently announced as one of the presenters.
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