Purab Kohli's film 'Jal' that dealt with water scarcity, narrated a story about a person gifted with an ability to find water in deserts is nominated for Oscar in two categories.

The film is nominated for Best Picture and Best Original score this year.

Director Girish Malik said, "Jal has been shortlisted as one of the Oscar contenders in the mainstream Best Picture category and not the Best Foreign Language film category, which means it will be competing with the Hollywood biggies to find a space for itself and hopefully get noticed on this stupendous platform. It was a tremendous struggle to make this film and I am happy and thankful that it's being noticed on the biggest platform for cinema."

Producer of the film Puneet Singh said, "Jal is in the race as one of the Oscar contenders in two most prestigious categories - Best Picture and Best Original Score alongside path-breaking films like Interstellar, Exodus, 300 Rise of Empire and other Hollywood biggies."

Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh composed music and background score for the film.