Chhello Show: Priyanka Chopra attends the special screening of Pan Nalin's Oscar shortlisted film in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, Priyanka Chopra recently held a special screening of the Gujarati film Chhello Show, which will represent India at the 2023 Oscars. Bhavin Rabari, the lead actor in the movie, and director Pan Nalin were also present during the showing.

Producer David Dubinsky, who was there at the event, posted images and videos from the intimate gathering on his Instagram page. Priyanka spoke while wearing black clothes to give foreign viewers a sense of the time period in which the movie takes place in India.

The video also features Bhavin, the movie's lead actor, who answers PeeCee's question about the only movie he had seen before getting the part by saying that it was Aamir Khan's Dangal.

Dubinsky wrote after sharing the images and video that at the screening and after-party of Last Film Show, a coming-of-age drama about a boy from a remote Indian village who discovers the joys of the movie theatre just as digital projection changes the rules, Priyanka Chopra, an actress, model, and producer (and wife of Nick Jonas). It was recently nominated for the "Best International Feature Film" category, is India's Oscar entry, and is accessible through Netflix.

The shortlist for the international feature film category of the 2023 Oscars for Chhello Show was recently revealed. The movie is about a nine-year-old boy named Samay (Bhavin Rabari) from the Gujarati village of Chalala who discovers his love for movies while watching movies in a local movie theatre.

When it was first announced that SS Rajamouli's RRR would be the official Oscar entry, fans were upset because the Telugu film was seen as the obvious choice.

In addition to Chhello Show, there are 15 foreign films competing. Some of these are Close (from Belgium), Decision to Leave (from South Korea), All Quiet on the Western Front (from Germany), and Bardo (from Mexico).