Sushmita Sen 's Aarya,Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das bag nomination at International Emmy Awards


By Rajesh Ahuja

Sushmita Sen's action drama web series Aarya bagged the nomination for Best Drama series at the international Emmy Awards while Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged the award for Best actor for web series Serious Men on Netflix and comedian Vir Das bagged a nomination for the best comedy series on Netflix.

Aarya bagged the nomination for Best Drama series alongside the series  El Presidente from Chile, Tehran from Israel  and There she Goes from United Kingdom.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged the nomination for Best performance by an actor in a web series for Serious Men on Netflix.  Nawazuddin Siddiqui featured in nomination list alongside Christian Tappan in The Great Heist from Colombia, Roy Nik in Normali from Israel and David Tenant in Des from United Kingdom.

Vir Das bagged a nomination in the Best comedy series alongside Call My Agent season 4, Motherland; Christmas Special  from the United Kingdom  and Campaign Promises from Colombia.



Sushmita Sen’s Aarya,  Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Vir Das bag nomination at International Emmy Awards 


Reacting to the nomination for Aarya at the international Emmy Awards,  President and Head – Content, Disney+ Hotstar and HSM Entertainment Network, Star and Disney India. Hotstar Gaurav Banerjee said,''We are extremely proud and honoured to be nominated at one of the most esteemed global award platforms that recognise creativity, talent and storytelling at its best. I congratulate the entire crew of Aarya and our team at Disney+ Hotstar for underlining India’s creative talent to the world. This momentous nomination only propels us further to bring the best of entertainment at our viewers’ doorstep with the best of talent, pathbreaking narratives and storytelling at an unparalleled scale.'

Describing the Emmy nomination for Aarya as surreal,  Aarya 's lead actress Sushmita Sen said she looks forward to recreating the magic in Aarya 2,

''It us surreal to know that Aarya has been recognised globally amongst the Best Drama series in the world. To  be nominated at a platform as prestigious as the International Emmy Awards is phenomenal. I am overwhelmed with the love and faith that viewers across the world have put into our labour of love.  I want to thank each one from the bottom of my heart for the encouragement.

With a power-packed combination of Disney Hotstar and Ram Madhvani, I am looking forward to recreating the magic of the International Emmy Nominated Series in S 2,'Sushmita Sen said.

Director of Aarya Ram Madhvani said that the nomination at International Emmy Awards validates the hard work and dedication of the team of Disney Hotstar and Endemol Shine.

'It is a feeling of pride and humility and true happiness to have been nominated for the International Emmy Awards. Congratulations to the entire team and the cast of Aarya for their immense support,  belief and love. This nomination validates the hard work and dedication of the team of Disney Hotstar and Endemol Shine,'Madhvani said.

Crime thriller series  Aarya, story of an ordinary  woman who takes charge of her life and her family after the murder of her husband and takes help from the mafia to avenge death of her husband, marked Sushmita Sen’s debut on the digital screen.

Created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi and directed by Sandeep Modi, Aarya was produced by Ram Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group.

Based on the Dutch drama series Penoza, Aarya is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family after murder of her husband and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder.

The web series starred  Sushmita Sen in the titular role while featuring Chandrachur Singh, Sikander Kher, Maya Sarad, Jayant Kriplani and Manish Chaudhary in key roles.

The first season, which began  streaming on Disney Hotstar last year, created a lot of buzz . Sushmita Sen got lot of appreciation for her performance as Aarya.

Sushmita Sen won the award for Best actor Female at the Filmfare OTT awards held earlier this year.

Second season of the web series is expected to release in 2021.

Vir Das also expressed his excitement on bagging the nomination for Best comedy series at the international Emmy Awards.

'Umm…I think I just got nominated for the #internationalemmyawards uh… . but I’m just so happy it’s for a show about my culture, my people and how funny we are. The special was my love letter to India and this is just unbelievable,'he said.


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