Firsts of Indian Cinema

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First film to win the Palme d`Or at Cannes Film Festival- Neecha Nagar

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First film to win the Palme d`Or at Cannes Film Festival- Neecha Nagar


First film to win the Palme d`Or at Cannes Film Festival- Neecha Nagar
Directed by Chetan Anand and produced by India Pictures, ‘Neecha Nagar’ was the first Indian film to win the Palme d`Or at 1946 Cannes Film Festival. The film starred Kamini Kaushal and Zohra Saigal. Ravi Shankar composed the music for the film. the film portrayed a contrasting picture of the rich and the poor society.

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First Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category: Mother India (1957)

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First Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category: Mother India (1957)


First Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category: Mother India (1957)
This cult film released in 1957 is perhaps one of the classic films of all times. Nargis played the epitome of motherhood while Rajendra Kumar and Sunil Dutt played her devoted sons. Directed, produced and written by Mehboob Khan, ‘Mother India’ looked like a live painting. It’s a story of a mother who fights all odds to raise her children and setup a prosperous and a progressive village.

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First Indian to win an Oscar award: Bhanu Athaiya

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First Indian to win an Oscar award: Bhanu Athaiya


First Indian to win an Oscar award: Bhanu Athaiya
This veteran costume designer was the first Indian to win the prestigious Academy Award for the film ‘Gandhi’ released in 1982. She has been working in the industry since the 1950s and has been associated with a number of classic films that include ‘C.I.D’, ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chaan’ and ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam’ to name a few. She had also designed the costumes for Aamir Khan’s ‘Lagaan’ that had also been nominated to the Oscars in the best foreign film category.

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First Indian to win Oscar for Lifetime Achievement: Satyajit Ray

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First Indian to win Oscar for Lifetime Achievement: Satyajit Ray


First Indian to win Oscar for Lifetime Achievement: Satyajit Ray
This institution of filmmaking won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in the year 1992 just a few weeks before his death. Satyajit Ray was indeed a boon to the country. The stalwart directed films like ‘Teen Kanya’, ‘Aparajito’, ‘Charulata’, ‘Sonar Kella’ that spoke volumes about his caliber and his way of story telling. His film ‘Pather Panchali’ released in 1955 won eleven international awards while his trilogy ‘Apu Triology’ (‘Pather Panchali’, ‘Aparajito’ (1956) and ‘Apur Sansar’(1959)) are among the All-Time 100 best movies.

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First 3D film of India-Chota Chetan

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First 3D film of India-Chota Chetan

First 3D film of India-Chota Chetan
‘My Dear Kuttichathan’, a Malayalam film released in 1984 was India’s first 3D film. It was later dubbed in Hindi and re-released as ‘Chota Chetan’ in 1997. The film was a huge Box Office success. Directed by Jijo Punnoose and produced by Navodaya Appachan and Jose Punnoose, the film used the latest technology available then to come up with the country’s first 3D film. In 1997, newer sequences were added and new technology was put into use to extend the length of the film and make it look more appealing.