Renowned Pakistani-Canadian actor and producer Ali Kazmi couldn’t be happier as his film, Funny Boy has been nominated in multiple categories at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
The Dobara Phir Se actor turned to his Instagram and shared the good news. He also thanked the cast and crew on Funny Boy and wrote a heartfelt note, “An ode to my incredible Funny boy film family (cast and crew) amazing humans who weaved together such a beautiful human story. Thank you to the @thecdnacademy,” he wrote.
“Honored to have been nominated in 9 categories for The Canadian Screen Awards 2021. Incase you haven’t seen it you can catch it in Canada on CBC gem and most of the world on Netflix. Grateful for the incredible journey. Looking to the future for more diverse stories to be told for the world to see, creating a more tolerant, inclusive and respectful world view for all!” he concluded.
The film has been nominated in nine different categories including, Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Makeup, Achievement in Direction, Achievement in Music — Original Score, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Sound Mixing, Achievement in Sound Editing, Adapted Screenplay, and Achievement in Visual Effects.
Funny Boy is an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel with the same name. The film’s cast include actors, Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi, Seema Biswas, Rehan Mudannayake and Shivantha Wijesinha.
The Deepa Mehta directorial also made it to the list of eligible films for Best Picture in the 93rd Academy Awards. Amongst 366 feature films (with duration 40 minutes and longer) were considered eligible for the best picture Oscar. Unfortunately, it didn’t make to the list of final nominees.
Watch the trailer here.