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List of the top ten "greatest Indians". [11]Rank Image Name State Notability 1: B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956) Maharashtra: The father of the Constitution of India, social reformer and leader of the Dalits, [12] [13] [14] Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of India. [15]
Since 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened. [3] During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theatres and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections.
[1] [2] [3] Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus ), certificate and a ...
₹10.79 crore (equivalent to ₹14 crore or US$1.8 million in 2020) Marathi [22] 2016 A Flying Jatt: अ फ्लाइंग जट्ट: Remo D'Souza ₹35 crore (equivalent to ₹43 crore or US$5.7 million in 2020) ₹56.13 crore (equivalent to ₹69 crore or US$9.1 million in 2020) Hindi [23] 2017 Sniff: स्निफ्फ: Amole Gupte
Chokhamela, poet and saint from Maharashtra, India during 13th–14th century [81] [82] Ravidas, Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th–16th century CE. [83] Harichand Thakur, established the Matua sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism [84] Swami Achhootanand, 20th century Indian social reformer, established the Adi Hindu ...
The Iron man of India, he fought for independence and Unified India into one sovereign Nation . Sarojini Naidu: An activist, she called for independence in her writing and was a major figure of the civil disobedience movement. Shambhu Dutt Sharma: A former British Indian Army officer, he joined the Quit India Movement in 1942. Shivaram Rajguru
Banabhatta wrote India's first novel and was a poet in King Harsha's court [241] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian Poet who wrote India's national song Vande Matram [242] [243] D. R. Bendre [244] Garimella Satyanarayana, Telugu poet and freedom fighter [245] Gopalakrishna Adiga, Kannada poet who is known as "Pioneer of New style" poetry [246]
As of 2023, 21 Indians have been nominated and 10 have won Oscars including in the scientific and technical category. At the 30th Academy Awards, Mehboob Khan's 1957 Hindi-language film Mother India was India's first submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. [1]