Three Indian movies in Golden Globe race 09th Dec 2005
15.39 IST
By Agencies
Bollywood blockbusters 'Black', 'Paheli' and 'Veer Zaara' are among the foreign films which qualified for nominations at the prestigious Golden Globe Awards, which precedes the Oscars.
Amol Palekar's fantasy Paheli , Yash Chopra's romance across Indo-Pak border Veer Zaara , both starring Shah Rukh Khan , and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black , the story of a blind girl and her mentor played by Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan respectively, are among the 60 foreign films selected for nomination to the 63rd edition of the awards.
'Paheli,' which also stars Rani Mukherjee, was already nominated as the Indian entry for the Oscars.
As many as 60 foreign films have qualified for the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Philip Berk, the President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, organizers of the Golden Globe, announced yesterday. There are four entries from China in the list dominated by European films.
The nominations for the awards will take place on December 13 at the Beverly Hilton, a press note said.
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards gala will take place on January 16, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton. Golden Globe is often seen as a precursor to the Oscars.