List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Submissions
Table:
Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination
Original title
Language
Director(s)
Result

1957
(30th)

Mother India

Mother India (मदर इंडिया)

Hindi-Urdu[15]

Mehboob Khan

Nominated[Note 1]

1958
(31st)

Madhumati

Madhumati (मधुमती)

Hindi-Urdu[15]

Bimal Roy

Not Nominated

1959
(32nd)

The World of Apu

Apur sansār (অপুর সংসার)

Bengali

Satyajit Ray

Not Nominated

1962
(35th)

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (साहिब बीबी और ग़ुलाम)

Hindi
Urdu

Abrar Alvi

Not Nominated

1963
(36th)

Metropolis

Mahanagar (মহানগর)

Bengali

Satyajit Ray

Not Nominated

1965
(38th)

The Guide

Guide (गाइड)

Hindi

Vijay Anand

Not Nominated

1966
(39th)

Amrapali

Amrapali (अम्रपल्ली)

Hindi

Lekh Tandon

Not Nominated

1967
(40th)

The Last Letter

Aakhri Khat (आखरी ख़त)

Hindi

Chetan Anand

Not Nominated

1968
(41st)

Elder Sister

Majhli Didi (मझली दीदी)

Hindi

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Not Nominated

1969
(42nd)

Deiva Magan

Deiva Magan (தெய்வ மகன்)

Tamil

A. C. Tirulokchandar

Not Nominated

1971
(44th)

Reshma Aur Shera

Reshma Aur Shera (रेशमा और शेरा)

Hindi

Sunil Dutt

Not Nominated

1972
(45th)

Uphaar

Uphaar (उपहार)

Hindi

Sudhendu Roy

Not Nominated

1973
(46th)

Saudagar

Saudagar (सौदागर)

Hindi

Sudhendu Roy

Not Nominated

1974
(47th)

Hot Winds

Garam Hawa (गरम हवा)

Urdu

M. S. Sathyu

Not Nominated

1977
(50th)

Manthan

Manthan (मंथन)

Hindi

Shyam Benegal

Not Nominated

1978
(51st)

The Chess Players

Shatranj Ke Khilari (शतरंज के खिलाड़ी)

Hindi
Urdu

Satyajit Ray

Not Nominated

1980
(53rd)

Payal Ki Jhankaar

Payal Ki Jhankaar (पायल की झंकार)

Hindi

Satyen Bose

Not Nominated

1984
(57th)

Saaransh

Saaransh (सारांश)

Hindi

Mahesh Bhatt

Not Nominated

1985
(58th)

Saagar

Saagar (सागर)

Hindi

Ramesh Sippy

Not Nominated

1986
(59th)

Swati Mutyam

Swati Mutyam (స్వాతి ముత్యం)

Telugu

Kasinadhuni Viswanath

Not Nominated

1987
(60th)

Nayakan

Nayakan (நாயகன்)

Tamil

Mani Ratnam

Not Nominated

1988
(61st)

Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay! (सलाम बॉम्बे)

Hindi

Mira Nair

Nominated[Note 2]

1989
(62nd)

Parinda

Parinda (परिंदा)

Hindi

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Not Nominated

1990
(63rd)

Anjali

Anjali (அஞ்சலி)

Tamil

Mani Ratnam

Not Nominated

1991
(64th)

Henna

Henna (حنا)

Hindi
Urdu

Randhir Kapoor

Not Nominated

1992
(65th)

Thevar Magan

Thevar Magan (தேவர் மகன்)

Tamil

Bharathan

Not Nominated

1993
(66th)

Rudaali

Rudaali (रुदाली)

Hindi

Kalpana Lajmi

Not Nominated

1994
(67th)

Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen (बैंडिट क्वीन)

Hindi

Shekhar Kapur

Not Nominated

1995
(68th)

Kuruthipunal

Kuruthipunal (குருதிப்புனல்)

Tamil

P. C. Sreeram

Not Nominated

1996
(69th)

Indian

Indian (இந்தியன்)

Tamil

S. Shankar

Not Nominated

1997
(70th)

Guru

Guru (ഗുരു)

Malayalam

Rajiv Anchal

Not Nominated

1998
(71st)

Jeans

Jeans (ஜீன்ஸ்)

Tamil

S. Shankar

Not Nominated

1999
(72nd)

Earth

Earth (अर्थ)

Hindi

Deepa Mehta

Not Nominated

2000
(73rd)

Hey Ram

Hey Ram (ஹே ராம் हे राम)

Tamil
Hindi

Kamal Haasan

Not Nominated

2001
(74th)

Lagaan

Lagaan (लगान)

Hindi
English

Ashutosh Gowariker

Nominated[Note 3]

2002
(75th)

Devdas

Devdas (देवदास)

Hindi

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Not Nominated

2004
(77th)

The Breath

Shwaas (श्वास)

Marathi

Sandeep Sawant

Not Nominated

2005
(78th)

Riddle

Paheli (पहेली)

Hindi

Amol Palekar

Not Nominated[Note 4]

2006
(79th)

Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti (रंग दे बसंती)

Hindi

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Not Nominated[Note 5]

2007
(80th)

Eklavya: The Royal Guard

Eklavya: The Royal Guard (एकलव्य – दी रॉयल गार्ड)

Hindi

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Not Nominated

2008
(81st)

Like Stars on Earth

Taare Zameen Par (तारे ज़मीन पर)

Hindi

Aamir Khan

Not Nominated

2009
(82nd)

Harishchandra's Factory

Harishchandrachi Factory (हरिश्‍चंद्राची फॅक्टरी)

Marathi

Paresh Mokashi

Not Nominated

2010
(83rd)

Peepli Live

Peepli Live (लाइव)

Hindi

Anusha Rizvi

Not Nominated

2011
(84th)

Abu, Son of Adam

Adaminte Makan Abu (ആദാമിന്റെ മകൻ അബു)

Malayalam

Salim Ahamed

Not Nominated

2012
(85th)

Barfi!

Barfi! (बर्फी!)

Hindi

Anurag Basu

Not Nominated

2013
(86th)

The Good Road

The Good Road (ધી ગુડ રોડ)

Gujarati

Gyan Correa

Not Nominated[19]

2014
(87th)

Liar's Dice

Liar's Dice

Hindi

Geetu Mohandas

Not Nominated[20]

2015
(88th)

Court

Court

Marathi

Chaitanya Tamhane

Not Nominated[21]

2016
(89th)

Interrogation

Visaranai (விசாரணை)

Tamil

Vetrimaaran

Not Nominated[22]

2017
(90th)

Newton

Newton

Hindi

Amit V Masurkar

Not Nominated[23]

2018
(91st)

Village Rockstars

Village Rockstars

Assamese

Rima Das

Not Nominated[24]

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