Multiple choice

Which was the first Indian film to be nominated for the Oscar Awards?

  1. Lagaan

  2. Sholay

  3. Mughal-e-Azam

  4. Mother India
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Explanation

Mother India (1957) was India's first official submission to the Academy Awards and received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, making it the first Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar. Lagaan was nominated much later in 2002.

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