A real good news for all the Indians, a Hollywood film directed by an Indian has been listed in the Best Film category for the nominations for the 2012 academy awards.

Saint Dracula 3D is a musical directed by Rupesh Paul which has managed to gain nominations for the best film category and the icing on the cake is the film has two more Oscar nominations in the music category--Best Original Song (2 songs) and Best Original Background Score. The music has been composed by Kochi based Sreevalsan Menon, a very well-known Carnatic musician.

In an interview, Rupesh Paul, the proud director candidly talked about the thrill of directing a movie with international cast and crew. He also added that the success of Saint Dracula 3D has made him forget the box office disaster of his first directorial venture, a Malayalam movie named 'My Mother's Laptop'.

Thanks for making us proud Rupesh and all the best for the Oscars...

(AW-Jyotishman)