Mehta to wear sari on Oscar night
NEW YORK:
Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, whose film Water is in the running for best foreign film at the Oscars, says she will wear a sari for the big night. Mehta is considering wearing an old tissue sari, that was part of her mother’s trousseau, for the 79th Annual Academy Awards, says Sheeraz Hassan, the founder of www.Hollywood.tv.
“It (the sari) is plain gold and very elegant. I think it’s right to wear mom’s sari,” said Mehta, who is looking forward to walking Hollywood’s red carpet when the gold statuettes are handed out on February 25.
The filmmaker said there were tears, champagne and joyful jumps when she learnt of the Oscar nomination.
Mehta said she was a “bundle of nerves” while watching the TV announcement.
Water competes with After the Wedding (Denmark), Days of Glory (Algeria), The Lives of Other (Germany) and Pany’s Labyrinth (Mexico) for the best foreign film.
(Watch out for Dubby’s DVDiscussion on January 27 for the Oscar list and his expert comments on the films.)