Masaan changed me as a person: Richa Chadha

Neeraj Ghaywan's much-admired directorial debut Masaan completed a year on July 24 and Richa Chadha, who is playing one of the protagonists in the film, claims that the movie changed her life.

Talking about her experience working on the movie, on its anniversary, Richa Chadha told, “Masaan will always be a special film for me. It changed me as a person, and gave me a circle of friends that I not only adore but respect too. It also made me witness the moment of a lifetime, where we experienced a 5 minute long standing ovation.”

Masaan was screened in the UnCertain Regard section at the Cannes International Film Festival, 2015 and it received a five-minute long standing ovation from the audiences there.

'Masaan' Actor Vicky Kaushal’s nomination for best newcomer at the 10th Asian Film Awards!

Actor Vicky Kaushal, who won excellent reviews for his act in the much-admired movie Masaan, has been nominated in the Best Newcomer category at the 10th Asian Film Awards.

Actor said, ''I am humbled to have been nominated. It's a great feeling to be representing our country on a global platform. It's still unbelievable for me. It’s the Best Newcomer category, where in there are both male and female actors. And I'm the only Indian amongst the others, who are from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and many more countries...I feel fabulous at this moment.''

The 27-year-old will be next seen in Zubaan.

Bollywood praises Richa Chadda in the Masaan!

Neeraj Ghaywan's forthcoming movie Masaan, which wowed everybody at the Cannes Film Festival this year and is slated to release in India soon, seems to have already won hearts with its trailer and Bollywood celebrities took to their Twitter pages to gush about the trailer and Richa's act.

This is what some of our celebrities had to say about the trailer:

Sonakshi Sinha, “They made us proud in Cannes. Watch the amazing trailer of #Masaan here releasing 24th July! Looking forward”

Karan Johar, “Won so many hearts in Cannes and I can't wait to see this gem of a film...”

Farhan Akhtar, “Check out the trailer of #Masaan, a film featuring @RichaChadha_ that's done us proud at Cannes.”

Arjun Kapoor, “So Masaan makes India proud overseas...hope n pray it gets the platform in India to be showcased to our audience the way it deserves”

Alia Bhatt “Masaan trailer looks just LOVELY!! Can't wait to catch it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZdfVEv1dhc … @RichaChadha @FuhSePhantom “

Sona Mohapatra, “Loved it A big shout out to @guneetm @ghaywan @varungrover @RichaChadha_ & team @MasaanTheFilm”

Pooja Bhatt, “Humbled by @MasaanTheFilm take a bow @ghaywan & the entire team! Though I must say I lost my heart to @vickykaushal09 what a debut!”

Kunal Kapoor, “This movie is looking so good! Really looking forward to watching it!”

Masaan slated to release in India on July 24.