Dadasaheb Phalke made India's first full-length feature film and is called the Father of Indian Cinema.
India's first sound film, directed by Ardeshir Irani, started the era of the talkies.
India's highest honour in cinema, awarded since 1969. Devika Rani was its first recipient.
Mehboob Khan's film was the first Indian film nominated for an Academy Award, in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, it is among the most celebrated Hindi films.
Pather Panchali (1955) began his career. He received an honorary Oscar and the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
A. R. Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire in 2009, and 'Naatu Naatu' from RRR won Best Original Song in 2023.
Started in 1954. Dilip Kumar won the first Best Actor award for Daag and Meena Kumari the first Best Actress award for Baiju Bawra.
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