Top 10 Bollywood Films That Received International Recognition

Bollywood has been creating films that have made a memorable space within the audience not only in India but also among international audiences. Some films have received international awards in various aspects ranging from acting, cinematography, directing, art, and concept to plot. Here is a list of films that received international recognition.

1. Lagaan

The film Lagaan was nominated for the Academy Awards in 2002 for Best Foreign Language Film, the European Film Academy in 2002 for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2002 for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Comedian, Best Villain, Best Playback Singer-Male. It won American Choreography Awards in 2002 for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film, Bergen International Film Festival in 2001 for The Jury’s Award, International Indian Film Academy Awards, Leeds International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival for Audience Award, NatFilm Festival, Portland International Film Festival in 2001 and many other awards.

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The film Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Awards in 2009 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound Mixing; Alliance of Women Film Journalists in 2008 for Best Film, Best Director, Unforgettable Mpoment Award, Cultural Crossover Award; American Cinema Editors in 2009 for Best Edited Feature Film-Dramatic; American Society of Cinematographers in 2009 for Outstanding Cinematography in a Theatrical Release; Art directors Guild in 2009 for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film; Austin Film Festival in 2008 for Audience Award: Out of Competition Film; Austin Film Critics Association in 2008 for Top 10 Films and many more.

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The film Rang De Basanti won International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2007 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music Director, Best Background Score, Best Song Recording, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording; and nominated for British Academy Film Awards in 2007 for Best Film Not in the English Language; International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2007 for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Performance in a Comic Role, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Story, Best Dialogue and many more.

4. Gangs Of Wasseypur

The film Gangs of Wasseypur won Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 2012 for Jury Grand Prize and; International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2013 for Best Dialogue and Best Action and was nominated for International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2013 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Story, Best Music Director and many more.

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The film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag won International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2014 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Background Score, Best Story, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Sound Design, Best Sound Mixing. It was nominated for Asian Film Awards in 2014 for Best Composer and International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2014 for Best Supporting Actor, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer, and many more.

6. Peepli Live

The film Peepli Live won Asian Film Awards in 2011for Best Composer and was nominated for Best Film, Best Newcomer and Best Editor; nominated for Global Film Awards in 2011 for Best Actress in a supporting role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Most Promising Debut Actor; nominated for Dundance Film Festival in2010 for World Cinema World Cinema is a special kind of news and informa >> Read More... - Dramatic; nominated for Sao Paulo International Film Festival in 2010 for Best Feature Film; won Tallin Black Nights Film Festival in 2010 and many more.

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The film Court won Orizzonti Award, Luigi De Laurentiis award for Venice International Film Festival; won Siyad International Feature Film Award at International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival; FIPRESCI Award at Vienna International Film Festival; New Talent Award at Hong Kong Asian Film Festival ; Best Picture in 2morrow Film Festival; Best Film Award at Singapore International Film Festival; FICUNAM International Film Festival; Best Actor for Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema; Best Film in Listapad; Kyiv International Film Festival and many more.

8. Salaam Bombay

The film Salaam Bombay was nominated for the Academy Awards in 1989 for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Awards in 1990 for Best Film not in the English Language, Golden Globes in1989 for Best Foreign Language Film, Cesar Awards in 1989 for Best Foreign Film; won Boston Society of Film Critics Awards in 1989 for Best Foreign Language Film, Annonay International Festival of First Films in 1989 of Audience Award, Cannes Film Festival in 1989 of Golden Camera and Audience Award, Los Angeles Women in Film Festival in 1988 for Excellence in Feature Film, Montreal World Film Festival in 1988 as Jury Prize, Most Popular Film, Prize of the Exumenical Jury, National Board of Review in 1988 for Top Foreign Films, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards in 1988 as New Generation Award, Best Foreign Film and many more.

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The film The Lunchbox was nominated for BAFTA Awards in 2015 for Best Film Not in the English Language, North Carolina Film Critics Association in 2015 for Best Foreign Language Film, Asian Film Awards in 2014, Awards of the International Indian Film Academy in 2014 for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Best Story, Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards in 2014 for Best Film, Best Actor, IBNLive Movie Awards in 2014 for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Comic Actor, London Film Festival in 2013 for Best Film; won Asian Film Awards in 2014 for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Screenwriter, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards in 2014 for Best First Feature and many more.

10. The Girl In The Yellow Boots

The film The Girl In The Yellow Boots was nominated for Annual Central European Bollywood Awards in 2012 for Best Actress, Breakthrough Role, Filmfare Awards in 2012 for Best Debut Actor, and many more. This film is about a girl named Ruth. Her sister committed suicide. Now she wants to find her father. She comes to India from Britain.