When 'Mother India' was nominated at the Oscars, the concept of Bollywood had not yet been associated with the Hindi film industry. But 'Lagaan's' nomination was unique and momentous as it was perhaps the first time in decades that the international media took notice of the magic of a quintessential Bollywood movie. Years later Mira Nair's 'Salaam Bombay' an Indo-Brit production too made it to the final five nominees list in Best Foreign Language film category at the Oscars in 1989. Before 'Lagaan', 'Mother India' in 1957 was nominated in the same category.
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