Actor Ali Fazal met Hollywood star Tom Cruise at the Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles earlier this week. The actor took to Instagram on Tuesday night and shared pictures with him. The event was attended by other Indian personalities like producer Guneet Monga and filmmaker Shaunak Sen, who have been nominated at this year’s Oscars.
Shaunak’s ‘All that Breathes’ has received a nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category, while Guneet’s documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ has been nominated in the Oscars’ Best Documentary short category.
Sharing the ‘surreal moments’ from the Academy luncheon, Ali called the event a proud moment for Indian cinema. Ali shared that Tom Cruise was ‘the kindest soul in a room filled with talent’ and that he’ll cherish Cruise’s advice for a ‘lifetime’.
Ali wrote, ‘Surreal moments from the ACADEMY LUNCHEON TODAY!!! With the real OG , @tomcruise who was the kindest soul in a rooom filled with talent today. Left me with advice i will cherish a lifetime. – 2nd picture is OUR PROUDEST MOMENT – the TWO FROM INDIA with him – THE CHAMPIONS OF THE DAY/yr – #AllThatBreathes and #theelephantwhisperers @shaunak_sen & @guneetmonga killing it 3- 3rd pic is shaunak in SERIOUS discussion with Mr Cruise. More Later.’
Guneet also shared pictures from the event. She posed with filmmaker Steven Spielberg, ‘The Whale’ actor Brendan Fraser, ‘RRR’ composer-lyricist pair MM Keeravani and Chandrabose, and actors Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh. Sharing pictures on Instagram, she wrote, ‘In top company with the mavericks of cinema, everything everywhere all at once.’
The Oscars will be held on March 12 in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. It will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
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