10 MAR 2023

India At Oscars

ADHYA MOONA

india at academy

Although Indian movies have not won at the Oscars since their commencement in 1929, Indian artists have won in different categories. 

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mother india

The movie Mother India, starring Nargis and Sunil Dutt was nominated at the 30th cademy Awards in 1958 in 1958 for Best International Feature Film.

bhanu athaiya 

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to bag an Oscar in 1983 in the category of Best Costume Design for her work in Gandhi (1982). 

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ravi shankar

Legendary sitarist & composer Ravi Shankar earned a nomination in the Best Score Category for the movie Gandhi at the Oscars in 1983,.

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The film Salaam Bombay! directed by Mira Nair, received an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Category in 1989. 

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salaam bombay!

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satyajit ray

He was presented with an Honorary Award at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992 for his exceptional skills in film-making.

Lagaan, an epic drama film by Ashutosh Gowariker starring Aamir Khan was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2002. 

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lagaan 

At the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, 3 Indians bagged the Oscar for the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

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81st oscars

Gulzar & AR Rahman won for Best Original Song (Jai Ho). Resul Pookutty won for Best Sound Mixing, & Rahman got another Oscar for Best Original Score. 

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

slumdog's success 

It was a film on the life of a young boy who lived in the slums of Mumbai & how he won the game Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

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india at oscars 2023

The movie RRR's 'Natu Natu' is nominated for Best Original Song. Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' is nominated for Best Documentary. 

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ACADEMY AWARDS 2023

Kartiki Gonsalves's 'The Elephant Whisperers' has received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short Film. 

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