Indian Movie about All-Woman News Team Nominated for Oscar
2022-02-14
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1A movie about an all-woman news group in India has been nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar.
2One of the founders of the group said she is 'proud' and happy the film is being considered for Hollywood's top awards for movie-making.
3The 93-minute film is a documentary, meaning it aims to tell facts about real people and events.
4It is called Writing with Fire and it follows the news reporting group called Khabar Lahariya.
5The name is Hindi. It means "news waves" in English.
6The documentary was directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.
7Khabar Lahariya started 20 years ago.
8It covers stories about women and local news in the area of Uttar Pradesh.
9It is a place in India where people are separated by class, or caste.
10In India, the caste system divides people based on their work and their backgrounds.
11The system has been in place for a long time.
12The film follows women as they report on stories about the lives of people in the lower caste.
13Meera Devi is one of the reporters.
14She said, "I am so happy. But I can't express it well."
15She talked to the Reuters news agency while working on a story about elections in Uttar Pradesh.
16Meera Devi is one of the main people in the documentary.
17The film shows her walking through fields, riding a motorcycle on damaged roads and recording videos on her smart phone.
18Kavita Devi helped start Khabar Lahariya 20 years ago.
19In a message to Reuters, she wrote:
20"We are proud that 20 years of our rural reporting and hard work is being appreciated and loved by a global audience."
21The organization teaches women how to use phones to make interviews.
22The news services works out of a building that once was a farmhouse.
23The news of the Oscar nomination made people in India's film industry center Bollywood pay attention.
24On Twitter, actor Parineeti Chopra cheered the reporters.
25"Congratulations my fellow Indians," she wrote.
26"You have made us all a little emotional today."
27The Academy Award winners will be announced on March 27.
28I'm Dan Friedell.
1A movie about an all-woman news group in India has been nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar. One of the founders of the group said she is 'proud' and happy the film is being considered for Hollywood's top awards for movie-making. 2The 93-minute film is a documentary, meaning it aims to tell facts about real people and events. It is called Writing with Fire and it follows the news reporting group called Khabar Lahariya. The name is Hindi. It means "news waves" in English. The documentary was directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh. 3Khabar Lahariya started 20 years ago. It covers stories about women and local news in the area of Uttar Pradesh. It is a place in India where people are separated by class, or caste. In India, the caste system divides people based on their work and their backgrounds. The system has been in place for a long time. 4The film follows women as they report on stories about the lives of people in the lower caste. 5Meera Devi is one of the reporters. She said, "I am so happy. But I can't express it well." She talked to the Reuters news agency while working on a story about elections in Uttar Pradesh. 6Meera Devi is one of the main people in the documentary. The film shows her walking through fields, riding a motorcycle on damaged roads and recording videos on her smart phone. 7Kavita Devi helped start Khabar Lahariya 20 years ago. In a message to Reuters, she wrote: "We are proud that 20 years of our rural reporting and hard work is being appreciated and loved by a global audience." 8The organization teaches women how to use phones to make interviews. The news services works out of a building that once was a farmhouse. 9The news of the Oscar nomination made people in India's film industry center Bollywood pay attention. 10On Twitter, actor Parineeti Chopra cheered the reporters. 11"Congratulations my fellow Indians," she wrote. "You have made us all a little emotional today." 12The Academy Award winners will be announced on March 27. 13I'm Dan Friedell. 14Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters. 15Do you have news organizations that tell stories about women where you live? Tell us about it in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 16_________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18proud - adj. being very happy and pleased with yourself for something you have done 19motorcycle - n. a two-wheeled vehicle powered by a motor 20appreciate - v. to be recognized as important and valuable 21global - adj. involving the whole world