Pawo Choyning Dorji who learnt under his spiritual guru, Khyentse Norbu, a Bhutanese monk is in the running for the Oscars. His film Lunana is one of the five South Asian films nominated for Oscars in the foreign language category.
In the running for an Oscar
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 09, Mar 2022
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