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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...
The Elephant Whisperers created history as the first Indian film to win an Oscar in this category and the third to be nominated after The House That Ananda Built in 1969 and An Encounter With ...
Nov 27, 2023 · Filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves created history when she became the first Indian Film Director to win an Oscar for her debut movie, The Elephant Whisperers, earlier this year. Running at 41 minutes ...
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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 ...
Apr 23, 2019 · Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Academy Award in 1992, becoming the first Indian to receive an Honorary Oscars. He received the Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was awarded the Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) by the President of France in 1987. He was also awarded the honorary Doctorate by Oxford University, the second film personality ...
Mar 21, 2022 · 1- Bhanu Athaiya. Who can forget Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar? She made the country proud by winning an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in the 1982 film ...
