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This multi-award-winning movie about a poverty-stricken woman who, in the absence of her husband, struggles to raise her sons and survive many troubles, was India's first entry for the Academy Award in 1958. But, it lost the Oscar by one vote. What is the name of the movie?

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Garam Hawa

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Mother India

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Aurat

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Jagte Raho

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The correct option is B Mother India
India's first-ever submission to Oscars was Mother India in 1957. Directed by Mehboob Khan starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar. It lost the Oscar by one vote to 'Nights of Cabiria'.

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