Last night the nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced and everyone from Pakistan was ecstatic to see not one but two of our country’s men to have found their way to this prestigious platform. Although Ali is not directly nominated for the category, but his movie ‘Bread Winner’ is in the race for an Academy Award in the ‘Best Animated Feature Film’ category.

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The son of well known and appreciated veteran actor Rahat Kazmi, shared his zeal and happiness over the nomination via social media. ‘Bread Winner’ is a story of an Afghan 11-year-old girl, Parvana, living under the Taliban rule.

I always knew it would a special project when I first read for it! It’s a labor of love and am honored to be a part of the amazing people that brought it all together! Nominated for best animated feature film at The Oscars 2018 🙏🏽 Hold on tight to your dreams, you never know when they come true!! Thank you to the @theacademy @angelinajolieofficial @gkidsfilms @elevation_pics @aircraftpicturesltd #deborahellisauthor #noratwomey #angelinajolie #darya #keepexploring #keepdreaming #oscars2018

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The movie, produced by Angelina Jolie, depicts the struggles the little girl goes through, as she turns into a bread winner for her family by dressing like a boy after her father gets wrongfully arrested. Ali has lent his voice for many characters of the movie like for Darya, a jail warden and a fruit seller.

Other than Ali, Pakistani-American actor Kumail Nanjiani has also secured a nomination all for himself for the ‘Original Screenplay’ for his movie ‘The Big Sick’.

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