An exclusive interview with Sajda Pathan, the young girl who worked as a child laborer in India's New Delhi before featuring in the Oscar-nominated Hindi film 'Anuja'.

Graves also hoped to find an actor to play Anuja from this community of children, and he found 9-year-old Sajda Pathan. “It is quite remarkable because Sajda Pathan—our lead actress—in many ...

Oscars 2025: India-set film ‘Anuja’ loses out to ‘I’m Not a Robot’ for Best Live Action Short Film Anuja, starring Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag, follows a gifted nine-year-old Anuja ...

The Oscars – the pinnacle of cinematic glory, where dreams are either realized or shattered in an instant. For India, the journey at the Academy Awards has always been a mix of triumphs, heartbreaks, ...

The film, helmed by philosopher-turned-filmmaker Graves, best known for Cycle Vérité (2021), centers on two sisters in India, played by Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag, as they navigate an ...

Producer Guneet Monga posted pictures of what she wore to the Oscars on her Instagram, writing a long note about Anuja failing the final hurdle. Hours after the short film Anuja lost out on the ...

Anuja, directed by Graves and co-written by Mattai, is the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl (Sajda Pathan) who works in a garment factory in New Delhi. When she is offered a once-in-a-lifetime ...

The film begins with Palak (Ananya Shanbhag) narrating a Panchatantra tale of the loyal mongoose to her younger sister Anuja (Sajda Pathan). This ode to storytelling lies at the foundation of the ...

Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling-backed Anuja misses out on Best Live Action Short Film as I’m Not a Robot wins the category Bollywood News: Latest Bollywood News, Bollywood News Today, Bollywood ...

It stars Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag, and Nagesh Bhonsle, the short premiered in August 2024 at the HollyShorts Film Festival. Anuja has been backed by Priyanka Chopra's production house ...

The performances from Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag are incredibly endearing, especially for such young, inexperienced actors. They’re both charismatic and carry the scenes that don’t ...

Anuja star cast includes Ananya Shanbhag, Sajda Pathan, and Nagesh Bhosle. This marked Guneet Monga's third nomination at the Oscars. Her earlier projects which won Oscars were 'The Elephant ...