
Anushka Sharma at the NDTV studios in New Delhi
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'People had started giving their acceptance speech!' Anushka exclaimed
'It was sad I guess, you know,' she said
'I was happy that nobody was crying,' she added
"It was sad I guess, you know, because people had started giving their acceptance speech. I was happy that nobody was crying. Imagine if they were crying and then they were told that this is not your award then that would have been really funny," Anushka told NDTV.
In Phillauri, Anushka features as a ghost-bride named Shashi, who was once engaged to a Punjabi sufi singer, played by Diljit. The trailers and songs of Phillauri reveal that the the ghost of Shashi, accidentally gets married to a boy played by Suraj Sharma and then begins to follow him like a shadow. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Anushka said she was also present at the Oscars and could spot the mistake much before everyone else.
Meanwhile, this is what Diljit had to add: "Bechari jisko Best Actress mila uska face, uske expression toh aise the ki galti ho gayi unse kitni badi (the Best Actress winner's expression was like that of someone who has made a huge mistake)," said Diljit.
Here's a little backstory, if we must. In the climactic Oscar moment, actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were called on the stage to announce the winner of Best Picture, which is the biggest award of the night. On his way to the stage, Mr Beatty was handed the envelope for the Best Actress winner. After a slight exchange of looks, Ms Dunaway announced La La Land as the Best Picture winner only to be corrected by the film's producer Jordan Horowitz two minutes later, who was later praised by Moonlight director Barry Jenkins for his smart handling of the confusion. Moonlight was the actual winner of Best Picture. Meanwhile, the two accountants responsible for the handing out the wrong Oscar ballots have been identified and barred from future shows.
Video: Watch Anushka Sharma talk about the Oscar incident:
Phillauri is actress Anushka Sharma's second movie as a producer after NH10. She was last seen in Sultan while Udta Punjab was Diljit Dosanjh's first Bollywood movie. Directed by newcomer Anshai Lal, Phillauri is scheduled for March 24.