One of the largest venues for recognizing some of the best cinematic work is the Academy Awards. The number of Indian films that have received Oscar nominations is not very long. The Gujarati film “The Chhello Show” has been named as India’s official submission for the Oscars in 2023, but the final nomination has not yet been revealed.
To recognize the effort and the effect that the film has on the audience, Indian films are nominated for Oscars in the category of “Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.”
Mother India (1957)
The first Indian film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film was Mother India. Mother India, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Raaj Kumar, Nargis, Sunil Dutt, and Rajendra Kumar, was a remake of Aurat, Khan’s first movie (1940).
Salaam Bombay (1988)
The second Indian film to receive an Oscar nomination was Salaam Bombay, a 1988 Indian drama film directed by Mira Nair. Hello, Bombay. The film shows a day in the life of a child living in a Mumbai slum. The attitude and way of life of Bombay’s street kids served as inspiration for the movie. The film received a 61st Academy Award nomination.
Lagaan (2001)
Hindi language, 2001 Ashutosh Gowariker wrote and directed the sports drama movie. The movie, which featured Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in the lead roles, was India’s third Oscar entry. In the late Victorian era of the Colonial British Raj in India, where Lagaan is set, the villagers’ residents suffer from high taxes and several years of drought. The movie centers on a cricket match between British officers and local villagers that the former must win.
Writing with fire (2021 Documentary Film)
The first feature-length documentary from India to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature was Writing with Fire. The only new agency in India that is run by Dalit (oppressed-caste) women is described in Writing with Fire as “Khabar Lahariya.” These female journalists cover some of the most challenging areas of the nation while carrying smartphones.
Little Terrorist
The 2004 Indian short film Little Terrorist was directed, written, and produced by Ashvin Kumar. It received an Academy Award nomination in 2005 for Best Live-Action Short Film. Ashvin Kumar, the son of fashion designer Ritu Kumar, made his acting debut in the 2002 film Road to Ladakh with Koel Purie and Irrfan Khan. The focus of the film is Jamal, a 10-year-old Muslim boy from Pakistan who is portrayed by Salim. The cricket ball is thrown over to the Indian side of the border, which is divided by a fence when playing cricket close to the Indo-Pak border.
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Slumdog millionaire
The 2004 Indian short film Little Terrorist was directed, written, and produced by Ashvin Kumar. It received an Academy Award nomination in 2005 for Best Live-Action Short Film. Ashvin Kumar, the son of fashion designer Ritu Kumar, made his acting debut in the 2002 film Road to Ladakh with Koel Purie and Irrfan Khan. The focus of the film is Jamal, a 10-year-old Muslim boy from Pakistan who is portrayed by Salim. The cricket ball is thrown over to the Indian side of the border, which is divided by a fence when playing cricket close to the Indo-Pak border.
Life of Pi
Adventure-drama movie Life of Pi, from 2012, was written by David Magee and directed by Ang Lee. The film, which features Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Tabu, and Adil Hussain in the lead roles, is based on Yann Martel’s 2001 novel of the same name. Two shipwreck survivors are at the center of the narrative. The two are on a lifeboat that has been stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 227 days; one is a 16-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma), and the other is a dangerous Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Gandhi
A 1982 period biographical film titled Gandhi is based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who led the nonviolent, non-cooperative Indian independence movement against the British Empire. It is a co-production between India and the UK, with Richard Attenborough serving as both producer and director. John Briley wrote the screenplay. Ben Kingsley plays the title character in it. The movie follows Gandhi’s life from a pivotal event in 1893, when he is expelled from a South African train for riding in a whites-only section, to his death and funeral in 1948. Gandhi, a practicing Hindu, is shown to have accepted other religions, especially Christianity and Islam.
