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Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.

  1. Satyajit Ray (Lifetime Achievement)

  2. Resul Pookutty (Musician)

  3. Bhanu Athaiya (Costume designer)

  4. AR.Rahman (Musician)
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Explanation

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar). She won the Oscar for Best Costume Design in 1983 for the film 'Gandhi'. Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Oscar in 1992, AR Rahman won in 2009, and Resul Pookutty won in 2009 - all later than Athaiya's 1983 win.

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