Veteran actor Anupam Kher, whose film The Big Sick has been nominated for the Best Original Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards, says he is proud to be a part of this gem of a film. "Congratulations Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani for the Oscar Nominations for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Big Sick'. So proud to be part of this gem of a film. Jai Ho," Anupam tweeted on Tuesday night.

So thrilled that @emilyvgordon and @kumailn are nominated for Best Original Screenplay at #Oscars2018. Their script for #TheBigSick was so incredibly pure. It made us laugh, cry, and everything in between. Cheers to both of you! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/jKfN3BNZGM

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The nominations were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The presenters were Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish, with Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra as a special guest. "The Big Sick", a romantic comedy, is directed by Michael Showalter and written by Gordon and Nanjiani. Apart from Anupam, it also stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano and Adeel Akhtar.