An Academy for Dev Patel!

Now for some good news from the West! While Freida Pinto may have dumped her love interest Dev Patel, he is going great guns with his career.

The Indian origin British actor, who impressed the world with Slumdog Millionaire, is overwhelmed with the news that his film, Lion, has been nominated for The Oscars! Dev, who will be seen along with Nicole Kidman, Tannishtha Chatherjee and Deepti Naval among others, says, “I just received a call that I have been nominated for an Academy Award. And I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude. This will forever be my most memorable experience.”