Priyanka Chopra hosted the second annual Excellence South Asia Pre-Oscar Party at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood to honor and celebrate nominees from the likes of RRR, All That Breathes, The Elephant Whisperers and Everything Everywhere All at Once. The event was hosted by Priyanka and celebrity manager and businesswoman Anjula Acharia, with co-chairs Malala Yousafzai, Mindy Kaling, Kumail Nanjiani, Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari, Bela Bajaria, Radhika Jones, Joseph Patel, Shruti Ganguly and Anita Chatterjee. Nick JonasPreity Zinta, Jr NTR, Jacqueline Fernandezand other South Asian artists were present at the party.
post by Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta, who lives in the US with her husband Gene Goodenough and their twin babies, shared the photos on her social media, writing: “Big congratulations to all the Oscar nominees I met last night. Fingers crossed for all of you. “. guys… Thank you @priyankachopra and @anjula_acharia for bringing the South Asian art community together and celebrating each other’s achievements. It was a really fun evening.”
The first image featured Preity and Jr NTR. The song Naatu Naatu, featuring Jr NTR and Ram Charan from the movie RRR, earned a nomination in the Best Original Song category. Next up is Jacqueline Fernandez, who looked gorgeous in a sequential outfit. In one of the photos, the ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ actress shares the frame with her husband Gene Goodenough, Guneet Monga, whose documentary The Elephant Whisperers garnered an Academy Award nomination.
In another set of photos, one can spot Malala Yousafzai, fashion designer Falguni Peacock, and Never Have I Ever stars Poorna Jagannathan and Megan Suri, among others. Sharing it, Preity wrote: “From meeting old friends to making new ones, last night was very special. Nothing is sexier and more beautiful than an independent, powerful and talented woman. Here’s to all these beautiful ladies in these photos who were at the party. I chatted and joked and got completely silly with most of them and loved it all because real women don’t compete with each other – they support and empower each other and have fun together.”
Priyanka Chopra dazzles in white
Priyanka Chopra looked gorgeous in her all-white outfit. The global star made a stunning appearance, wearing a white corset paired with a sheer skirt, and she completed her look with a shrug. Priyanka’s photo with Malala Yousufzai, Mindy Kaling and others also went viral. There were also selfies of Hannah Simone, Freida Pinto, Poorna Jagannathan, and Malala, among others.
Mindy Kaling shared photos
Mindy Kaling also shared some pictures from the party, where she is seen posing with Malala and Jr NTR among others. In her post, she wrote: “Last night I was honored to co-host a South Asian Oscar nominees celebration. Met so many new friends and hugged old ones and was inspired by the talent around me. @falgunishanepeacockindia designed most a spectacular saree for me and @sethicouture lent me basically all the diamonds in the world Thank you @priyankachopra and @anjula_acharia for putting on such a special event I also love it when @asekar95 is my date and we can do the most Indian thing ever history. and ask for Taco Bell afterwards”.
