Looking at some Indian submissions for Oscars for Best Film in a Foreign Language
Lagaan (2001)
is the last Indian film to be nominated in the category, losing to No Man's Land in 2002
Devdas (2002)
was selected for the Academy Awards in the year 2002 but didn't make it to the final cut
Paheli (2005)
was the name for the year 2005, and filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra had some controversial take on it in 2007
Eklavya (2007)
made a lot of noise and many people from the industry were surprised when this film was sent from India for Oscars
The Good Road (2013)
was chosen that year over
The Lunchbox
and in protest, Anurag Kashyap deleted his Twitter account
Gully Boy (2019)
was sent from the country in the year 2019, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and directed by Zoya Akhtar
Court (2014)
is considered one of the best Marathi films of all time and was India's official entry to the Oscars in 2014
2018 (2022)
is the entry to the Oscars this year from India