Oscar Fever : Academy Awards To Honor The 1939 classic – “The Wizard of Oz”

With the Academy Awards knocking the door –several festive features are getting on air every day the latest being honoring “The Wizard of Oz” movie this year.

The 1939 movie nabbed six Oscar nominations and won two for Original Score and Song in the year of its release. It is celebrating its 75^th Anniversary. “We are delighted to celebrate the birthday of one of the most beloved movies of all time at this year’s Oscars” said the Musical-loving show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

The movie has been re-released in 3D. Aljean Harmetz’ seminal book on the film’s production, “The Making of the Wizard of Oz” was also re-published late last year.

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Sankha Ghosh was never born in that 'City of Joy', never was a banker, never watched a Godard, never loved Kafka, never fell for that Solitary Reaper, never danced on a friend’s wedding, never fought for human rights, never had a crush at college and never ever aspired to work on a novel! Never was he as simple as this! #He wishes