Priyanka, who is currently out of the country, called the Priyanka, who is currently out of the country, called the film a "labour of love" "Yay! Congratulations team Barfi! This is such amazing news. "This film was a labour of love for all of us and to see it receive such amazing success is so gratifying. This has been the toughest character of my life and to see everyone loving Jhilmil is such a dream come true. "I am thrilled to part of such a wondeful team who made this happen," Priyanka said in an sms message from Los Angeles. Disney UTV's managing director Siddharth Roy Kapoor, the producers behind the film, also hailed its selection from India to represent Oscars. "We are honoured that Barfi has been selected to represent India as it official entry to the Academy Awards 2013. "Barfi is very close to the hearts of all of us at UTV and it is gives us great satisfaction that a film we have developed and nurtured since its inception has been met with so much love from audience and critics world wide. He said an added source of pride is that this is the fourth UTV film in last seven years to have been selected to represent India at the Academy awards. The earlier selections were 'Rang De Basanti' (2006), 'Harischandrachi Factory' (2009) and 'Peepli Live' (2010)," said Kapoor. PTI BK KKP VMN VMN
