Actor Jackky Bhagnani is currently the subject of much hilarity on Twitter. His film Youngistaan appears on the Oscar long list for Best Foreign Language Film, and Twitter can't stop laughing.
Youngistaan, co-starring actress Neha Sharma, is a remake of Telugu film Leader and Jackky's role as a young politician is reportedly modelled on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. It has found a spot on the Oscar list of possibles as an independent entry - India's official entry is Liar's Dice.
Twitter thinks this is the joke of the year. Youngistaan has been trending on twitter all day. Here are five of the best tweets:
Whats next Tushar kapoor for best actor? Surely god is trolling youngistaan pic.twitter.com/LDNNZuMx4w
- T (@_taushif) December 18, 2014Ram Gopal Varma must write astrongly worded letter to the oscars after rejecting his &39;Aag39; and accepting ;Youngistaan; years later.
- Samin Easar (@SaminEasar) December 19, 2014Rahul Gandhi's reaction after hearing that Youngistaan is nominated for Oscars . pic.twitter.com/LLr2mMiTui
- Dhaval Patel (@dhaval241086) December 18, 2014Your expressions when they say #youngistaan is on Oscars list of possibles !! pic.twitter.com/3VXdDrVZtJ
- R.C. (@TheRogueCowboy) December 19, 2014I didn't even know that Youngistaan is a movie
- Social Human Being (@FletcherLad) December 19, 2014
The last time Twitter laughed this much at actor Jackky Bhagnani was when he wrote how thrilled he was to 'hear about masala and the noble peace price' in October, when MALALA Yousafzai was declared the recipient of the NOBEL Peace PRIZE.
The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 15. If Youngistaan actually makes it to the final five - anything's possible, after all - the e-hooting will be deafening.
