India is a producer largest number of movies in the world, and its only three times that our movie has been found good enough to be nominated by the so called Academy awards in a best Foreign film category, let alone winning it

India's first ever entry to the Oscar Mother India got the nomination for the best foreign film, but couldn't win it at the Academy members didn't like the ending, and after that there was a long wait of 31 years.Salaam Bombay, a movie based on the miserable lives of street kids of Bombay, Mira nair was unlucky to lose it out.And, we all know about legendary lagaan which lose out to No man's land, so close but yet so far.It was after Lagaan that we started taking Oscars seriously.Even, last years hopes were raised with Rang de basanti, it didn't make the cut.


There is no denying the fact that majority of movies made in India are absolutely crap, but the same can't be said about the indian cinema of 50's and 60's with greats like Guru dutt, Satyajit ray, Shyam benegal, and many other.Satyajit ray won the Oscar for life time achievement in Cinema, but its ironic that none of his movies were found good enough by the Academy to be nominated


Is it coincidence, or just me that all the movies which were nominated showed India as a third world country, where everyone leads a miserable life, and thats how they perceive India.Thats exactly why movie like Rang de basanti failed to get the nomination


List of indian movies sent to oscars, I was shocked to see the name like Jeans in this list, what the fuck were they thinking when they sent that movie, aren't we suppose to send the best movie out of India.

1957 - Mother India by Mehboob Khan. Starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt - Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
1963 - Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam by Guru Dutt.
1974 - Ankur by Shyam Benegal.
1977 - Manthan by Shyam Benegal.
1978 - The Chess Players by Satyajit Ray.
1979 - India did not send a film to the competition.
1980 - Payal Ki Jhankaar by Satyen Bose
1981-1983 - India did not send a film to the competition.
1984 - Saaransh by Mahesh Bhatt. Starring Anupam Kher and Rohini Hattangady.
1985 - Saagar by Ramesh Sippy. Starring Kamal Haasan, Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor.
1986 - Swathi Muthyam by K. Vishwanath. Starring Kamal Haasan, Raadhika. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
1987 - Nayagan by Mani Ratnam, Starring Kamal Haasan. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
1988 - Salaam Bombay! by Mira Nair. Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
1989 - Parinda by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
1990 - Anjali by Mani Ratnam. Starring Raghuvaran, Tarun and Revathi. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
1991 - Henna by Randhir Kapoor
1992 - Thevar Magan by Bharathan, Starring Kamal Haasan. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
1993 - Rudaali by Kalpana Lazmi. Starring Dimple Kapadia.
1994 - Bandit Queen by Shekhar Kapur. Starring Seema Biswas.
1995 - Kurudhi Punal by P.C. Sreeram. Starring Kamal Haasan, Arjun, K. Vishwanath and Nassar.
1996 - Indian by Shankar. Starring Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar.
1997 - Guru by Rajiv Anchal. Starring Mohanlal Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
1998 - Jeans by Shankar. Starring Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai.
1999 - Earth by Deepa Mehta. Starring Aamir Khan, Rahul Khanna, Nandita Das
2000 - Hey Ram by Kamal Haasan. Starring Kamal Haasan, Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.
2001 - Lagaan by Ashutosh Gowariker. Starring Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh - Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
2002 - Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Starring Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai.
2003 - No film was deemed suitable by the committee to send to the Oscars.
2004 - Shwaas by Sanjay Sawant. Starring Arun Nalawade, Ashwin Chitale.
2005 - Paheli by Amol Palekar. Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji.
2006 - Rang De Basanti by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Starring Aamir Khan, Siddharth Narayan, R. Madhavan and Soha Ali Kha

What are Oscars anyway, they are just awards for Hollywood movies and they think oh they should give little one to foreign movie. Shekhar kapoor had once said that it all depends on market, India is not a market for Hollywood movies, so it won't be getting any Oscars.So why the fuck we should care about the Oscars, when our movies have won awards in almost every international Film festival.The only thing Oscar does is gives you immense publicity, which we can get if we keep making good movies



I think we should stop sending our movies to the Oscars, its like we are craving for their recognition and accepting that they are superior.Even Hollywood makes crap movies, its just that they have millions and millions of dollars to spend on their movies.The directors in India are handicapped by limited resources and funds.
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