Who won 2 Oscars in India?

A.R. Rahman won two awards at the Oscars, namely one for the original score and the other for the song "Jai Ho" in 2009. In his speech, he said, "Before coming here I was excited and terrified.
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Who won 2 times Oscar award?

Meryl Streep

Nobody else has more than 12. All those nominations have resulted in three Oscars. Streep has won twice for Best Actress, though “The Iron Lady” felt a little dubious, and once for Best Supporting Actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer.”
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Has any Indian won an Oscar?

India submits an official list of selected movies in different regional languages to the Oscars. While we never won the Best foreign film award, there are 5 artists who made it big in other categories like music, costume designing etc.
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Who won first Oscar in India?

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982).
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Did any bollywood movie won Oscar?

The prestigious Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, honour the best talent in films, be it Hollywood or International cinema. Although India sends an official entry to the Oscars every year, no Indian film has won under the Best Foreign Film category.
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Who Won 3 Oscars?

Brennan became the first to receive three or more Academy Awards (winning the third for a 1940 film), followed by Hepburn (1968), Bergman (1974), Nicholson (1997), Streep (2011), Day-Lewis (2012), and, most recently, McDormand (2020).
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How many actors won 2 Oscars?

Nine actors have won the Best Actor Oscar twice: Spencer Tracy for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938) -- consecutive. Marlon Brando for On The Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972) Gary Cooper for Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952)
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Who most Best Actor Oscars?

Since its inception, the award has been given to 84 actors. Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most, three. Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier were nominated a record nine times.
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Which actor has most awards in India?

Certainly the best artist in the history of India, Dilip Kumar has bagged the maximum number of awards. Acted in nearly sixty films; the “tragedy hero” has won the best actor award eight times for films like Ram Aur Shyam, Naya Daur. , 'Daag', ' Kohinoor. Read More...
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Who got Best Actor?

Will Smith has won the Oscar for best actor at the 94th Academy Awards, currently under way at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles.
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Who is the Best Actor in the world?

25 Greatest Actors Of All Time
  • Gian Maria Volonte.
  • Dustin Hoffman.
  • Al Pacino.
  • Tom Hanks.
  • Gary Oldman.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • Joaquin Phoenix.
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Who won the most Oscars ever?

Who Has Won The Most Oscars Ever In History? The reigning titleholder, in the race for most oscars awards ever, remains Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn won four Oscars throughout her career.
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What is an Oscar made of?

The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
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Can Will Smith lose Oscar?

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors has banned Will Smith from all its events, including the Oscars, for 10 years after the best actor winner slapped the presenter Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards ceremony. Smith has publicly apologized and resigned from the academy.
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Who is God of acting?

Mohanlal is referred as the god of acting. His talent of natural acting is amazing. He received these awards and honours as a part of this.
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Who was the 1st actor?

According to tradition, in 534 or 535 BC, Thespis astounded audiences by leaping on to the back of a wooden cart and reciting poetry as if he was the characters whose lines he was reading. In doing so he became the world's first actor, and it is from him that we get the world thespian.
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Who is the richest actor?

The world's richest actor is none other than American Actress Jami Gertz clocking 3 billion dollars net worth, followed by Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan at 600 million dollars.
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Who is Best Actress in India?

The ten best Bollywood actresses
  • Meena Kumari. ...
  • Hema Malini. ...
  • Rekha. ...
  • Sridevi. ...
  • Madhuri Dixit. ...
  • Kajol. ...
  • Aishwarya Rai. Key movies: 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' (1999), 'Devdas' (2002), 'Dhoom 2' (2006) ...
  • Deepika Padukone. Key movies: 'Om Shanti Om' (2007), 'Love Aaj Kal' (2009), 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (2013)
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Who is the No 1 actor in Bollywood now?

1. Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh Khan was born on 2nd November 1965 in New Delhi, India. “King Khan”, “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King of Bollywood” and many more are the name that his fans given him.
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Which Bollywood actor has no flop movies?

10 Bollywood Artists You Wouldn't Believe Have Never Had A Flop Till Date
  • Varun Dhawan.
  • Bhumi Pednekar.
  • Rajkumar Hirani.
  • Ayan Mukerji.
  • Shakun Batra.
  • Neeraj Pandey.
  • Karan Johar.
  • Gauri Shinde.
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How many awards has SRK won?

Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality predominantly known for his work in Bollywood. He is the recipient of several awards, including fifteen Filmfare Awards, seventeen Screen Awards, thirteen Zee Cine Awards, and six IIFA Awards.
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Who got first Filmfare Award?

Baiju Bawra & Do Bigha Zamin won 2 awards each - with the former winning Best Actress for Meena Kumari and Best Music for Naushad for ''Tu Ganga Ki Mauj'', and the latter winning Best Film and Best Director for Bimal Roy. Dilip Kumar won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Daag.
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