New Delhi: As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gears as much as announce the recipients of its honours this yr on the ninety fifth version of the Academy Awards on March 12 (IST 5.30 a.m., Monday), Indian cinema fanatics look ahead in anticipation of an elsusive Oscar coming house.
The yr 2009 noticed the ‘Mozart of Madras’, A.R. Rahman, bag an Oscar for Best Original Score for the Danny Boyle directorial ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, which received eight Academy Awards.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ additionally obtained Resul Pookutti the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing, whereas lyricist Gulzar and A.R. Rahman collectively received the award fro the Best Original Song (‘Jai Ho’), taking India’s depend for the film to 3.
The yr 2023 introduced with it some comfortable tidings as India basked within the highlight with three Academy Award nominations — S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR (for Best Song – ‘Naatu Naatu’) which has in nomination M.M. Keeravani for music and Chandrabose for lyrics; Aman Mann and Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ for Best Documentary Feature Film, and Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves’s ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ for Best Documentary Short Film.
India’s official Oscar entry, ‘Chhello Show’ or ‘Last Picture Show’ couldn’t make it to the ultimate slate within the Best International Feature Film class.
Bhanu Athaiya was the primary Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983 for Best Costume Design for Richard Attenborough’s 1982 movie ‘Gandhi’.
Subsequently, in 1992, iconic filmmaker Satyajit Ray was conferred with an honorary Academy Award.
Presenting the award to Ray, who acquired it on his hospital mattress in Kolkata, legendary actress Audrey Hepburn had described his work as a “rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and his profound humanism which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world”.
Ray stays the one Indian until date to win an honorary Academy Award.
However, India’s affiliation with the Academy Awards goes way back to 1958, when Mehboob Khan’s ‘Mother India’ turned the primary ever Indian movie to be nominated for the Academy Awards in its thirtieth version, beneath the Best Foreign Language Film class.
The iconic movie is an outline of crushing poverty braved by a widow whereas she struggles to lift her sons respectably. It options Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar in lead roles.
Since then, India has had a handful of nominations for the distinguished laurel.
1961: Ismail Merchant’s ‘The Creation of Woman’ was nominated for Best Short Subject (Live Action)
1969: Fali Bilimoria’s ‘The House That Ananda Built’ was nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
1978: Ishu Patel’s ‘Bead Games’ was nominated for Best Animated Short Film.
1979: Ok.Ok. Kapil’s ‘An Encounter with Faces’ bagged a nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
1983: Pandit Ravi Shankar was nominated for Best Original Score for ‘Gandhi’
1987: Ismail Merchant’s ‘A Room With a View’ was nominated for Best Picture
1989: Mira Nair’s ‘Salaam Bombay!’ was nominated for Best Foreign Film
1993: Ismail Merchant’s ‘Howards End’ was nominated for Best Picture
1994: Ismail Merchant’s ‘The Remains of the Day’ was nominated for Best Picture
2002: Amir Khan-starrer ‘Lagaan’ was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
2005: Ashvin Kumar’s ‘Little Terrorist’ was nominated for Best Short Subject (Live Action)
2009: A.R. Rehman’s ‘O… Saya’ from the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was nominated for Best Original Song
2011: A.R. Rehman’s ‘If I Rise’ from the movie ‘127 Hours’ was nominated for Best Original Song
2013: Bombay Jayashri’ ‘Pi’s Lullaby’ from the movie ‘Life of Pi’ was nominated for Best Original Song
2022: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s ‘Writing with Fire’ was nominated for Best Documentary Feature
It stays vital to remember that whereas awards and grand-scale recognitions mirror the standard work that the entries are identified for, good filmmaking in all its elements, no matter its restricted attain, additionally make it to worldwide platforms of reputation.
While the equity of the Oscars stays a matter of debate, it’s argued that the Academy Awards don’t all the time precisely mirror the perfect movies of the yr, as many critically acclaimed movies miss this award.
But definitely, the imposing recognition by the Academy Awards will add one other feather to the hats of Indian filmmakers for his or her stellar works.
