| Point to remember | Name of the Film |
|---|---|
| First Indian indigenous film | Raja Harishchandra (1913) |
| First Indian talkie (film with sound) | Alam Ara (1931) |
| First Indian colour film | Kisan Kanya (1937) |
| First Indian Sanskrit film | Adi Shankarcharya (1983) |
| First Indian 3D film | Kutti Chetan (1984) |
| Name of the Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Raja Harishchandra | Dada Saheb Phalke |
| Alam Ara | Ardeshar Irani |
| Mughal-e-azam | K Asif |
| Mother India | Mehboob Khan |
| Pather Panchali | Satyajit Ray |
| Shatranj ke Khiladi | Satyajit Ray |
| Do Beegha Zameen | Bimal Roy |
| Salaam Bombay | Mira Nair |
| Lagaan | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle |
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1st winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Devika Rani (1969) |
| 1st winner of Filmfare best actor award | Dilip Kumar |
| 1st winner of Filmfare best actress award | Meena Kumari |
| 1st Hindi film to win the National film Award | Mirza Ghalib (1954) |
| 1st film to win the Best Film Academy Award (Oscar) | Wings (1927-28) |
| Name of the Award | Film Festival |
|---|---|
| Golden Lotus | India's National Film Award |
| Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival |
| Golden Elephant | Childrens Film Festival of India |
| Golden Globe | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| Golden Peacock | International Film Festival of India |
| Golden Palm | Cannes Film Festival |
| Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival |
| Golden Leopard | Locarno Film Festival |
| Golden Crow Pheasant | International Film Festival of Kerala |
| Golden Conch | International Film Festival of Mumbai |
| Points to remember | |
|---|---|
| First Indian film to be nominated for Academy Award (Oscar) in Best Foreign Language Film category | Mother India |
| First Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar) in the Competitive category | Bhanu Athaiya in 1982 for Costume Design in Gandhi |
| Indian director who won the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award | Satyajit Ray in 1992 |
| Indian music director who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score | AR Rahman in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire |
| Indian music director and lyricist to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song | AR Rahman and Gulzar in 2009 for Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire |
| First Indian to win the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing | Resul Pookutty in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire |
| Indian music director and lyricist to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song | MM Keeravani and Chandrabose in 2023 for Naatu Naatu song of RRR. |
| Three Indian films have been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category so far 1. Mother India, 2. Salaam Bombay and 3. Lagaan | |