Just a few days remain until the 95th Academy Awards, and IMDb has shared a list of some of the best-reviewed Indian movies that have received Oscar nominations in a variety of categories. Over the years, a number of prestigious titles have faced off in international competition, starting with Mother India in 1957.

Naatu Naatu from RRR is up for the best original song, All That Breathes is up for best documentary feature film, and The Elephant Whisperers is up for best documentary short film this year.

India will be represented at the Oscars by all three of these films. A variety of feature films, documentaries, and documentary shorts from India that have received ratings from IMDb users worldwide are included in the list.

Top-Rated Oscar Nominated Indian Films

Lagaan

Ashutosh Gowariker directed the film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Paul Blackthorne, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, and Aamir Khan are all actors present in the film. A cricket match between their ruthless British overlords and the residents of a small village in Victorian India determines the fate of the community.

RRR

S.S. Rajamouli directed the film. The cast includes Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. A made-up narrative describing the journey taken by two illustrious revolutionaries before they began fighting for their nation in the 1920s while they were away from home.

Jr NTR and Ram Charan in a still from RRR

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Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay! is directed by Mira Nair. The film stars Murari Sharma, Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, and Amrit Patel. In India's back alleys and gutters, young Krishna battles for survival among drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes.

Mother India

Mehboob Khan served as director. Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raj Kumar, Nargis, and Sunil Dutt were the actors in the film. The protagonist of this melodrama struggles mightily to raise her two sons. She always adheres to her own moral code, though, despite the difficulties.

Still from Mother India (1957)

Period. End of Sentence.

Rayka Zehtabchi helms the film Period. End of Sentence. Shabana Khan, Gouri Choudari, Ajeya, and Anita are among the movie's stars, along with Arunachalam Muruganantham. Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Coimbatore, India, served as the inspiration for the movie.

The Elephant Whisperers

Kartiki Gonsalves, a documentary filmmaker, made her directorial debut with The Elephant Whisperers. The film explores the relationship that forms between a couple and Raghu, a baby elephant who was left in their care after his mother died.

Writing with Fire

In their documentary Writing with Fire, Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas explore the journalists at the Dalit women-led newspaper Khabar Lahariya as they transition from 14 years of print journalism to smartphone-based digital journalism.

Still from Writing With Fire

All That Breathes

Shaunak Sen is the director of the documentary All That Breathes. Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, two siblings, are depicted in the movie as they care for and rescue injured birds in India.