Major news today for Oscar-nomineeTo Kill a Tiger.
The news comes asNetflixinks a deal to launch the film globally on its platform soon.
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Oscar-Nominated Documentary To Kill A Tiger Returning To U.S. Pahuja earned the 2023 Excellence in Documentary Award from the Directors Guild of Canada.
Ranjit’s daughter in ‘To Kill a Tiger’Notice Pictures Inc/National Film Board of Canada/Everett Collection
The film takes place in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand (where Priyanka Chopra Jonas was born).
Pahuja was attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah when the Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 23.
When they actually called out our title, I was a little beside myself, I have to say.
I couldnt believe it, the director told Deadline that morning.
The dangerous circumstances forced Pahuja to consider halting the production.
Did they want us to keep filming?
And they didnt, Pahuja told Deadline.
They wanted us to keep filming…
They understood that the camera actually afforded them a kind of protection.
They felt that because we were filming, nobody would ever do anything.
They would think twice.
