Indian films have not marked a significant and prominent presence for themselves at the Academy Awards, commonly known by their nickname, the "Oscars". Although Indian Cinema produces numerous films in Hindi and multiple regional languages throughout the year, it has been mostly absent among the illustrious list of Oscar-nominated movies and winners, produced across the world. However, there have been a few noteworthy films that have experienced recognition at the Academy Awards through nominations and been worthy of being the country’s official entries to the Oscars for the pertaining year. The winners, though, have only been a handful Indian film personalities and not Indian movies.Over time, the facets and concepts of the Indian film industry have undergone major evolution and honest attempts have been made to inculcate realistic and artistic approach to films and film making. But even when the change has been evident, the ratio of such quality content in Indian cinema is quite low and till date the celluloid industry of the country focuses more on entertainment. Another issue that hinders Indian Cinema’s recognition at the Oscars is plagiarism in Indian films. Several admirable films in India are either an adaptation or remake of the Western classics. Indian films showcasing bona fide and appealing content often suffer lack of publicity due to which it fails to gather much attention at international level. Also on the contrary, few Indian films have received negligible or no recognition or promotion in the country, the reason being big production banners and distributors not signing up for such parallel cinematic ventures, but have been recognised at the international film festivals of other countries, and then come to be known amongst the Indian audience. The length of Indian films too is a factor that rules out their chances of being recognised at the Oscars.
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