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SAJA and SAMMA are coming together for their annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the most glamorous night in Hollywood- the Oscars!  At a time when the Oscars have come under fire for being #oscarsowhite, the Academy has honored a number of South Asians for their work. Among the nominees are Sanjay Patel (Sanjay's Super Team); Asif Kapadia (Amy); Oscar-Winner and SAJA member Sharmeen Obaid (A Girl in the River). And presenting this year is Priyanka Chopra (Quantico).  So come join us on SUNDAY at 11 am to 12 pm ET (9:30 pm to 10:30 pm Bollywood time) as we talk all things Hollywood. Listen via phone (1-347-324-5991) or on your computer:  Hosts Rajan Shah (@RajanCShah; SAMMA co-founder);  Sree Sreenivasan (@sree, Chief Digital Officer of @MetMuseum, and SAJA co-founder); Geetika Rudra (@GGGeetika, of breaking news startup Dataminr and SAJA's new SAJA webcasts producer) chat with Gitesh Pandya (CEO and Editor-in-Chief ofboxofficeguru.com); Nimitt Mankad (Producer of Oscar-nominated films); Anisha Jhaveri (@jhavanis, film critic and Sundance Ebert Fellow); and here to talk fashion in film, Noor Brara (@noorbrara, Teen Vogue).  We are also featuring an interview with Oscar-winner Sharmeen Obaid, whose film A Girl In The River is nominated this year for Best Documentary Short.