The only thing a filmmaker can dream of every time he/she closes his/her eyes is going up on the stage of academia award and witnessing their movie receiving an Oscar for its work. And the situation is the same in the Bollywood industry. The industry has garnered two Oscars in the field of music but in the terms of cinema, the box is still empty. Every year, the industry sends a long list of movies for the academic awards but only 8 movies have managed to get nominated so far. Today here we bring you a look at the top 08 Indian movies that were nominated for Oscars:
1. Mother India: Mother India is one of the cult classic gems of the industry that made industry proved on the global stage. Mother India with the highest revenue was nominated under the Best Foreign Language Film category. The movie recites the story of a mother who manages to earn livelihood for his family and kills his son after he chose the vicious path.
2. The House That Ananda Built: One of the most heart-warming movies ever produced in India, The House That Ananda Built got nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The narrative of the movie talks about the struggle of a typical Oriya family in the town of Nagpur.
3. Lagaan: Describing the work of Lagaan is nearly impossible. Helmed by Ashutosh Gawarkar, Lagaan that tells the story of some villagers who played a match against Britishers who reduce their taxes was nominated under the Best Foreign Language Film Category.
4. An Encounter with faces: Helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the movie will surely leave you in tears. The movie shows the lives of orphanage children and the socio-economic crisis they go through,, through the lens of the children themselves. The movie garnered a nomination for Academy Award under the category of Documentary Short Subject.
5. The White Tiger: The modern drama film, written and directed by Ramin Bahrani, is the close view of classicism and castism in India. It talks about how the protagonist Balram Halwai manages to defeat poverty and turn into a successful entrepreneur. The movie was nominated for best on-screen adaptation.
6. Little Terrorist: Critically acclaimed film Little Terrorist was written, directed, and produced by Aswin Kumar, son of fashion designer Ritu Kumar, and was nominated in the Best Live Action Short Film category at the Academy Awards. Jamal, a 12-year-old Muslim Pakistani mistakenly crosses the Indian border and befriends a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola, and the short film revolves around his beautiful journey.
7. Salaam Bombay!: Giving an insight on the deep-rooted illegal business of drugs, prostitution, human trafficking and child labor in India, Salaam Bombay is Directed, co-written, and co-produced by Mira Nair in collaboration with Sooni Taraporevala. The movie was nominated for Academic Award under the column of Best forgein language movie.
8. Smile Pinki: The Meghan Mylan-directed movie is a documentary of a small girl with cleft lips. It won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Short Documentary. ‘Smile Pinki’ is a short documentary about Pinki Sonkar, a six-year-old girl living in one of India's poorest areas with a severe cleft lip. The movie shows the struggle of the young girl and how a social worker helped the family to get the little child operated.
