Best Oscar Nominated Indian Movie
by Dibyayan_Chakravorty | created - 02 Feb 2017 | updated - 04 Feb 2017 | PublicSo far, only 3 Indian movies have ever been nominated for an Oscar. Which one is the best?
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1. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,855
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 30th Academy Awards 1958.
Lost to Le notti di Cabiria (1957) (Italy).
2. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma
Votes: 10,090 | Gross: $2.08M
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards 1989.
Lost to Pelle erobreren (1987) (Denmark).
3. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 120,668 | Gross: $0.91M
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards 2002.
Lost to No Man's Land (2001) (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
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