Bollywood lauds in unison for 2019 Emmy nominees

Scores of Bollywood celebrities took to social media to convey their best wishes to this year Emmy nominees.

Mumbai: As Sacred Games, Lust Stories and The Remix received nominations at the Emmys, B-town celebrities including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Bhumi Pednekar and Kiara Advani among others lauded the nominees on Thursday.

Following the announcement of the 2019 International Emmy Awards nominations, celebrities from Bollywood took to their social media to shower praises for the creative mind behind the fictional projects.

Congratulating the entire team of 'Sacred Games' and 'Lust Stories', Rajkummar Rao wrote on Twitter: "I am so so proud of @radhika_apte @karanjohar #AnuragKashyap #ZoyaAkhtar #Dibakar #VikramMotwane @RonnieScrewvala #AshiDua @NetflixIndia team Sacred Games & team Lust stories. Congratulations. This is HUGE."

Thrilled and excited about the nominations, filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted: "So proud and excited that our anthology #luststories is nominated at the Emmy's!!! Our quartet rocks! #zoya #anurag #dibakar thanks for the support @RSVPMovies @RonnieScrewvala @ashidua_fue and our amazing platform @NetflixIndia."

Calling director Anurag Kashyap the "epitome of innovation in Cinema," actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui penned a congratulatory message on Twitter. He wrote: "Congratulations #AnuragKashyap you beauty, the epitome of innovation in Cinema, making Indians proud across the world, First for GOW being the only Indian film shortlisted by the Guardian & secondly Sacred Games being nominated at the Emmy's. 3 Cheers to Vikram, Neeraj & Team SG."

Learning about the nominations, actress Bhumi Pednekar who was featured in 'Lust Stories' was on cloud nine. Expressing excitement, she wrote: "Oh my goddd...this is really really really exciting...wow wow wow [?] #luststories @karanjohar #zoya #anuragkashyap #dibakarbanerjee @RonnieScrewvala @ashidua_fue and all the cast members @radhika_apte yay to your nomination. This is so cool."

Kiara Advani who was also a featured 'Lust Stories' took to her Instagram handle to share the news. Sharing a picture of the nomination list on her Instagram stories, she captioned the image: "Lust Stories nominated for Emmys, huggeeeeee!!!."

Alongside Lust Stories, Sacred Games starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui has also been nominated in the best drama category.

Radhika Apte has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress category.

Meanwhile, The Remix is competing in the non-scripted entertainment category with nominees from Argentina, Belgium and the UK.

Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar among others shared the news on their social media.

The nominations for the 2019 International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

There are 44 Nominees across 11 categories and 21 countries. Winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony on November 25, 2019, at the Hilton New York Hotel.