'Barfi!' out of Oscar race
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Los Angeles: Director Anurag Basu's 'Barfi!' has failed to qualify for the best foreign language film category for the 85th Academy Awards, according to the latest Oscar shortlist.
The film, featuring Ranbir Kapoor as a deaf and mute boy and Priyanka Chopra as an autistic girl, earned rave reviews and enjoyed box office success.
Of the 71 films that qualified for the Oscars from across the world, nine have been shortlisted, which will further compete to make it to the final five nominations.
The nine selected films are 'Amour' (Austria), 'War Witch', (Canada), 'No' (Chile), 'A Royal Affair' (Denmark), 'The Intouchables' (France), 'The Deep' (Iceland), 'Kon-Tiki' ("Norway), 'Beyond the Hills' (Romania) and 'Sister' (Switzerland).
The final list will be announced on January 10.
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