In Pictures: 8 Times when Oscars was all about Bollywood

A.R.Rahman

A.R.Rahman won 2 Oscars in 2009 for Best Original Score as well as Best Original Song for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.

Bhanu Athaiya

In 1982, the first Indian who won the Academy Awards (Oscars) was Bhanu Athaiya. She won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for her work in the Ben Kingsley starrer Gandhi. Jon Mollo also shared the award with her.

Gulzar

Gulzar Sahab, the legendary composer, and singer have penned down many famous songs for Bollywood movies. He received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song “Jai Ho” from 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

‘Lagaan’

Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Lagaan' became the third Bollywood movie to be nominated for the Academy Awards. Aamir Khan and Lagaan team attended the Oscars, as the movie was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film.

Resul Pookutty

Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer. He won the award for his contribution to the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. He shared the award for Best Sound Mixing with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke.

Satyajit Ray

One of the greatest directors Indian cinema have ever seen, Satyajit Ray received a Lifetime Achievement Award(1992). His passion and devotion towards movies are a known fact across the globe. Although, he could not attend the ceremony to accept the award due to his illness and he was in the hospital during that time. Satyajit Ray gave his award acceptance speed through a live video feed from the hospital bed.

Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film 'Elizabeth' based on the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Actress for Cate Blanchett in the titular role and won for Best Makeup. The sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' covering the Queen's later reign was released nine years later and repeated the nomination for Blanchett and also earned a statuette for Best Costume Design.

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra has been selected as a presenter at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. She will be walking the red carpet with the who’s who of Hollywood at the Oscars this year. Priyanka will be joining other presenters which include Jared Leto, Kerry Washington, Julianne Moore and Quincy Jones to name a few.