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Indians who have won an Oscar

The prestigious Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, honour the best talent in films, be it Hollywood or International cinema. While India sends an official entry to the Oscars every year, no Indian film has won under the Best Foreign Film category. While Indian themes have dominated and won at the prestigious awards ceremony (for example, Gandhi and Slumdog Millionaire), very few Indians have walked away with the Golden statue. Here’s a look at those Indians who’ve made the country proud at the Academy Awards. 

Bhanu Athaiya: She’s a name to reckon with in Indian cinema. A costume designer, she styled many Bollywood actors and worked on some of the best films in Bollywood with noted filmmakers like Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, and Ashutosh Gowariker. Bhanu made India proud when she won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in the film Gandhi (1982) along with John Mollo. Starring Ben Kingsley as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the film focused on the life of the Father of the Nation. Bhanu was also the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Oscar award.

Satyajit Ray: Satyajit Ray has been an inspiration to filmmakers across the world and his legacy remains even today. Considered as one of the finest directors of Indian and Bengali cinema, Satyajit Ray has had an exemplary body of work to his credit. So impressed was the world with his vision and depiction of cinema that in 1992, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Ray an Honorary Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement. But Ray could not personally attend the ceremony as he was ill and lying on a hospital bed. However, the filmmaker gave his acceptance speech to the Academy via live video feed from the hospital bed. 

                                                                                               

AR Rahman: This great music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer and musician needs no introduction. Considered as one of India’s most respected music directors, Rehman is a legend in himself. Rehman and Gulzar won an Oscar for Best Original Song ('Jai Ho') for the film Slumdog Millionaire. But that was not all. It seemed as if the Academy wasn’t satisfied and bestowed a second Oscar on him. Rahman won once again for Best Original Score for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. In his acceptance speech, Rehman quoted the popular Hindi dialogue from the film Deewar, "Mere pass maa hai" and thanked his mother on stage.        

Resul Pookutty: Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer, Resul Pookutty was one of the fortunate artists to receive an Oscar for his work in the Oscar winning filmSlumdog Millionaire. The sound engineer from Kerala bagged the Best Sound Mixing award at the Oscars and walked away with the golden statue at the 81st Academy Awards. He won the award along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke. Danny Boyle’sSlumdog Millionaire that had an Indian star cast walked away with all the major awards at the Oscars that year and Resul Pookutty along with AR Rehman put India on the map again. 

Gulzar: Gulzar and AR Rahman won an Oscar for Best Original Song for 'Jai Ho' at the 81st Academy Awards. Gulzar who wrote the lyrics once again proved his mettle as the song went on to become a sensation even in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he could not attend the awards function. A noted poet who writes eloquent poetry in Urdu, Gulzar collaborated on many occasions with AR Rahman and this combination worked once again for Danny Boyle’s film which walked away with all the major awards that year! 

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