7 Visionary Bollywood Movies That Deserved An Oscar

Without a doubt, the 94th Academy Awards was the craziest Oscar Night we could have witnessed. But, a lot of the buzz got disproportionately digressed towards the Will Smith-Chris Rock discourse. While the issue at hand was important to be discussed, it did undermine the essence of the Oscars.

Oscar night is the most prestigious, the most magnificent celebration for the entertainment industry worldwide. The night comes yearly to honour miraculous talent associated with creating visionary movies. While some movies win the honour they deserved, many are bereft to be memorialized only by the imprint they left upon our minds.

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Here are some of those visionary Bollywood movies that truly deserved an Oscar for their visionary plotline, remarkable actors, and compelling screenplay.

1. Rang De Basanti

The movie is timeless. Its unconventional script weaved in a topical theme juggles with past and present only to reflect how they mirror each other. It highlights how the voice of the youth is pivotal in determining the future of our country. When this realisation dawns upon the carefree bunch of youngsters, residing in the national capital, their lives are changed forever.

The movie celebrates patriotism unmarred by biases, it celebrates the youth — the flag-bearers of the future — and it celebrates the past, the sacrifices of the revolutionary blood. Without a doubt, Rang De Basanti deserved all the prestige, recognition, and glory from the global film fraternity.

– Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod, Rang De Basanti

2. My Name Is Khan

Imagine living life under the perpetual fear of being cast off as a terrorist. This is exactly the deep-rooted context of My Name Is Khan. The spread of Islamophobia subsequent to 9/11 was a nightmare for Muslims around the world, especially those who were in the United States. The heartbreaking tale follows the life of exceedingly adorable Rizwan Khan — an autistic — who seeks to avenge his son’s death by proclaiming “My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist” to the US President in person.

My Name is Khan is inspiring, moving, and compelling. It would bring anyone to tears and fill them up with a sense of empathy until they’re brimming. Undeniably, it deserved the Oscar.

Jab ek begunaah marta hai… toh uski maut ke saath saari insaaniyat ki bhi maut ho jaati hai.

– Rizwan Khan, My Name Is Khan