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Which famous Indian film personality received an Oscar award for Life Time Achievement?

Satyajit Ray received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1992, presented to him in Kolkata shortly before his death because he was too ill to travel.…

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Which famous Indian film personality received an Oscar award for Life Time Achievement?

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Satyajit Ray received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1992, presented to him in Kolkata shortly before his death because he was too ill to travel. Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, died in 1944; India's highest film honour is named after him, but he never received an Oscar.

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