Actress Neha Sharma is overwhelmed that her first international venture Xuan Zang has been selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
Directed by Huo Jianqi and produced by Academy favourite Wong Kar-wai, the film depicts the legendary and epic seventh-century journey of a Buddhist monk from China to India.
Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming plays the monk who took 17 years to complete his journey.
The Crook star, who features in the movie along with other Indian actors like Sonu Sood and Ali Fazal, is ecstatic over the news.
“I was just going through Twitter when I read about the fact that it is the Chinese entry for Oscars. I was like ‘wow’. This is what dreams are made of. The feeling is spectacular,” Neha said.
“During final exams in schools, Oscars used to come around the same time in the morning. I used to wake up in the morning and watch it. I was that big a fan of the Academy awards. So, when a film that you are a part of is being sent as an entry, it truly feels out of the world,” she added.
China has selected the historical-epic as its contender in the best foreign-language category. —PTI
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