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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Indian Films Nominated For Oscars

Only 3 Indian films have been Nominees for Academy Award(Oscars) for Best Foreign Language Film, and no Indian film has won the award.The films are -
1) Mother India(1957)Hindi Film directed by Mehboob Khan
2) Salaam Bombay(1988)Hindi Film directed by Mira Nair and
3)Lagaan(2001) Hindi Film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker

India has sent over 40 films to the competition, more than almost any other country and second only to Japan outside of Europe. Since 1984, they have missed out on only a single year, when they controversially chose not to send a film in 2003.The details of films sent -
Year
Film Name
Language
Directed by
Result
1957
Mother India
Hindi
Mehboob Khan
Nominee
1958
Madhumati
Hindi
Bimal Roy
Not Nominated
1959
The World of Apu
Bengali
Satyajit Ray
Not Nominated
1960
The Great Mughal
Hindi/Urdu
K Asif
Not Nominated
1961
Stree

Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram
Not Nominated
1962
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Hindi/Urdu
Abrar Alvi
Not Nominated
1963
Metropolis
Bengali
Satyajit Ray
Not Nominated
1965
The Guide
Hindi
Vijay Anand
Not Nominated
1966
Amrapali
Hindi
Lekh Tandon
Not Nominated
1967
The Last Letter
Hindi
Chetan Anand
Not Nominated
1968
Elder Sister
Hindi
Hrishikesh Mukerjee
Not Nominated
1969
Deiva Magan
Tamil
A C Thirulokchander
Not Nominated
1971
Reshma Aur Shera
Hindi
Sunil Dutt
Not Nominated
1972
Uphaar
Hindi
Sudhendu Ray
Not Nominated
1973
Saudagar
Hindi
Sudhendu Ray
Not Nominated
1974
Hot Winds
Urdu
M S Sathyu
Not Nominated
1977
Manthan
Hindi
Shyam Benegal
Not Nominated
1978
The Chess Players
Hindi/Urdu
Satyajit Ray
Not Nominated
1980
Payal Ki Jhankar
Hindi
Satyen Bose
Not Nominated
1984
Saaransh
Hindi
Mahesh Bhatt
Not Nominated
1985
Saagar
Hindi
Ramesh Sippy
Not Nominated
1986
Swathi Muthyam
Telegu
Kasinadhuni Viswanath
Not Nominated
1987
Nayagan
Tamil
Mani Ratnam
Not Nominated
1988
Salaam Bombay
Hindi
Mira Nair
Nominee
1989
Parinda
Hindi
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Not Nominated
1990
Anjali
Tamil
Mani Ratnam
Not Nominated
1991
Henna
Hindi
Randhir Kapoor
Not Nominated
1992
Thevar Magan
Tamil
Bharathan
Not Nominated
1993
Rudaali
Hindi
Kalpana Lajmi
Not Nominated
1994
Bandit Queen
Hindi
Shekhar Kapur
Not Nominated
1995
Kuruthipunal
Tamil
P C Shreeram
Not Nominated
1996
Indian
Tamil
S Shankar
Not Nominated
1997
Guru
Malayalam
Rajiv Anchal
Not Nominated
1998
Jeans
Tamil
S Shankar
Not Nominated
1999
Earth
Hindi
Deepa Mehta
Not Nominated
2000
Hey Ram
Tamil
Kamal Hasan
Not Nominated
2001
Lagaan
Hindi
Ashtosh Gowariker
Nominee
2002
Devdas
Hindi
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Not Nominated
2004
Shwaas
Marathi
Sandeep Sawant
Not Nominated
2005
Paheli
Hindi
Amol Palekar
Not Nominated
2006
Rang De Basanti
Hindi
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Not Nominated
2007
Eklavya –
The Royal Guard
Hindi
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Not Nominated
2008
Taare Zameen Par
Hindi
Aamir Khan
Not Nominated
2009
Harishchandrachi
Factory
Marathi
Paresh Mokashi
Not Nominated
2010
Peepli Live
Hindi
Anusha Rizvi
Not Nominated
2011
Adaminte Makan Abu
Malayalam
Salim Ahmed
Not Nominated
2012

















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