Joseph Patel – The First Patel Ever to Win an Oscar!

HI INDIA NEWS DESK
Indian American producer Joseph Patel who won an Oscar for Summer of Soul proudly announced: “This will please my mother. I’m the first Patel ever to win an Oscar. So, I am very proud of that” Patel who produced the film with director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein also said he’s the tenth South Asian to win an academy Award as his film bagged the Oscar in the Best Documentary Feature category.

He also said: “I am in a room full of journalists so I have to say this because I would be remiss not to. Riz Ahmed earlier tonight became the ninth South Asian to ever win an Academy Award. I became the 10th. Tonight, two South Asians won an Academy Award.”