Why Has Bollywood Never Had an Oscar-winning Director?

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Despite the presence of eminent and illustrious directors such as MS Sathyu, Sai Pranjpye, Guru Dutt and Shekhar Kapur (or at least his movie Bandit Queen), not a single director from Bollywood has ever won an Oscar.
An old and done-to-death topic perhaps, but still. Let's go over it again. 😆

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Why has Hollywood never had a filmfare award winning director
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Shekar kapoor is nearest main stream Bollywood director who made it big in Hollywood. Don't know if he won anything.

As for why Bollywood never won. For long time Bollywood was divided into 3 division - entertainment, feel good and off beat. Entertainment was pure masala, feel good was too topical like hrishikesh/ basu's movies and off beat which won lot of award like mirch masala or bhuvani junction.
There were times when foreign press did get excited about Bollywood movies Guide, mother India, Mughal-e-Azam. Then there have been near misses like lunch box or some made to top 5 like Lagan. American sensibility is differant. They perceive us to be too loud and garish. The same reason why South American movies didn't get love. Changing sensibilies in Indian cinema might make it contender. 😊
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Bcz not a single BW movie has won an Oscar
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: OJ6.0

Why has Hollywood never had a filmfare award winning director


lmfao moron 😆😆
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Satyajit Ray got an honorary oscar
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Satyajit Ray had won honorary Oscar...and do BW directors direct HW films to win one 😆...
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Originally posted by: raj80

Satyajit Ray had won honorary Oscar...and do BW directors direct HW films to win one 😆...



That's what I was thinking... Did the TM mean BW movie?

How can a BW director win an Oscar for best director if he doesn't make a HW movie?

There'e no best foreign directors category at the Oscars, only best foreign films a far as I know
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Satyajit Ray was Bollywood? 😕
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Simply bcoz Oscars don't have categories for foreign director!

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