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Anuja: 6 things to know about Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag who played key roles in Priyanka Chopra-backed Oscar-nominated Netflix film

Anuja: 6 things to know about Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag who played key roles in Priyanka Chopra-backed Oscar-nominated Netflix film

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Meet Sajda Pathan, Oscar-nominated film Anuja’s 9-year-old star, child labourer who was rescued from the streets | Bollywood

Meet Sajda Pathan, Oscar-nominated film Anuja’s 9-year-old star, child labourer who was rescued from the streets | Bollywood

Jan 24, 2025 01:26 PM IST Anuja, a film backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, has earned a nomination at the 2025 Oscars. It stars 9-year-old Sajda Pathan in the titular role. On Thursday, as the nominations for the 2025 Oscars were announced, All We Imagine As Light missed out, as did Santosh, Sandhya Suri’s film that was UK’s official entry for the Academy Awards. However, there still was some cheer for India as Anuja, a short film set in Delhi, was nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film. Backed by names like Priyanka Chopra, Mindy Kaling, and Guneet Monga, Anuja has been generating a lot of buzz as the race to the Oscars heats up. And a lot of focus is on the 9-year-old headlining the film. (Also read: Priyanka Chopra, Guneet Monga ‘honoured’ by Anuja’s Oscar 2025 nomination: ‘A privilege to share this story’) Sajda Pathan stars in the Oscar-nominated film, Anuja. What is Anuja about? Directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, Anuja follows a gifted 9-year-old Anuja, who …