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At the 55th Academy Awards, Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes. Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Score for the same film. As of 2023, three Indian films have been nominated for Best International Feature—Mother India, Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001).
YearNominee (s)/recipient (s)FilmCategoryShaunak Sen Aman MannBest Documentary FeatureKartiki Gonsalves Guneet MongaBest Documentary (Short Subject)M. M. Keeravani (Music) Chandrabose ...Best Original Song ( For "Naatu Naatu" )- Gulzar- Best Original Song
- Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga- Best Documentary Short
- RRR Naatu Naatu - Best Original Song
Gulzar Sahab, a famous personality who also needs no introduction, is an Indian poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director. At the 81st Academy Awards, he won an Oscar for "Best Original Song" for "Jai Ho." In 1963, he started his career with music director S.D. Burman was a lyricist for the film Bandini. He also worked with several mu...
In 2022, Indian-American short documentary filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves made her directorial debut with The Elephant Whisperers. The film explores the relationship that forms between a couple and Raghu, an orphaned baby elephant who was placed in their care. DOC NYC Film Festival, a documentary film festival in the United States, hosted the world pr...
S.S. Rajamouli's blockbuster film "RRR' just cannot stop creating records. The movie's infectious song "Naatu Naatu" won the Best Original Song at the Golden Globes Award of 2023 and it has not stopped making waves. On March 12, the eve of the Academy Awards 2023, Naatu Naatu won an Oscar for the category Best Original Song. Taking the stage to pic...
Mar 10, 2023 · Bollywood star Aamir Khan in Lagaan. Photo: Everett Collection / Rex Features. Indian films have been nominated only three times in the Best International Feature Film category, previously known as Best Foreign Language Film. Mehboob Khan's epic Mother India was the first Indian movie to be nominated in 1958.
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Apr 22, 2021 · And when the costume design award went to Athaiya — sharing the honor with the British designer John Mollo — she became the first Oscar winner in history from India.
1983: The first Indian to win an Oscar is Bhanu Athaiya. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1983 Oscars for her incredible work on the film “Gandhi.” 2009: A.R. Rahman’s Double Win: In 2009, A.R. Rahman won two Oscars for “Slumdog ...
Mar 21, 2021 · Bhanu Athaiya, a popular costume designer won India's first Oscar for the 1982 historical drama Gandhi. Having contributed to over 100 movies, the designer worked with some eminent...
Mar 13, 2023 · By Jen Yamato Staff Writer. March 12, 2023 7:56 PM PT. Do you know ... naatu? The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping “Naatu Naatu,” from Indian blockbuster “ RRR ,” won the...
