"It just felt important to tell this particular type of story and to make a platform for young female, Indian, South Asian actresses," Mattai said during her remarks at the annual

The duo sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about bringing nuance and humor to their affecting tale of child labor in India and the surprising global reception to their film: "I don't think anybody anticipated that we'd be getting this kind of attention.

South Asian pride was in full effect at the annual South Asians at the Oscars pre-Oscar bash in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The annual bash was co-hosted by Mindy Kaling, “Evil” actor Aasif Mandvi,