Question

What is the name of the first Indian film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

• A. Mother India
• B. Lagaan
• C. Slumdog Millionaire
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

D. None of the above

• Status of Indian Cinema at the Oscars: No Indian film has ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

• Best International Feature Film Category: India has frequently submitted entries for this category (formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film). To date, only three Indian films have been nominated for the final award in this category: Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan (2001).

• Individual Oscar Wins: While India has not won for Best Picture, individual Indian artists have received Academy Awards:

  • Bhanu Athaiya: The first Indian to win an Oscar, receiving the award for Best Costume Design for the film Gandhi (1982).

  • Satyajit Ray: Received an Honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1992.

  • A.R. Rahman: Won two Oscars in 2009 for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (Slumdog Millionaire).

  • Resul Pookutty: Won for Best Sound Mixing (Slumdog Millionaire, 2009).

  • Gulzar: Won for Best Original Song (Slumdog Millionaire, 2009).

  • Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga: Won for Best Documentary Short Film for The Elephant Whisperers (2023).

  • M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose: Won for Best Original Song for 'Naatu Naatu' from the film RRR (2023).