Of the 301 feature films that have been deemed eligible for nominations at Oscars 2023, nine from India made it to the first stage of the Academy Awards.
This includes RRR, Kantara, Vikrant Rona, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files, Me Vasantrao, Tujhya Sathi Kahi Hi, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, and Iravin Nizhal.
Iravin Nizhal, a Tamil thriller with music by AR Rahman, is a one-shot film with non-linear storytelling. It tells the tale of a film financier on the run.
Shaunak Sen and Kartiki Gonsalves’ All That Breathes (documentary feature shortlist), and The Elephant Whisperers (documentary short category) have also made the initial cut.