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Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar ‘absent’ from notable recognition at 2022 Oscars

Oscar’s In Memoriam – known to honour eminent members of the global film industry who have passed away paid tribute to Sidney Poitier, Ivan Reitman, Betty White, and William Hurt, among other well-known personalities in the 2022 event.

But did not mention two legendary artists from South Asian cinema who died recently.

Dilip Kumar, 98 and Lata Mangeskar, 92, contributed significantly to the movies and music industry throughout their lifetime.

The former was known for his method acting, and movies like Mughl-e-Azam and Devdas truly set the bar extremely high for exceptional performance.

The latter, dubbed as Nightingale of India, had sung songs for over a thousand movies and received many awards.

Fans expressed their frustration on social media for not including these two legends in the list.

Taking to Twitter, one of the ardent fans wrote, “Shame that TheAcademy didn’t pay homage to the two all-time greats – Lata Mangeshkar & Dilip Kumar.”

Another user proclaimed, “Lata gave vocals to more songs than shown in all Oscars combined. Yet, the #Oscars2022 #Inmemoriam did not see it fit to honor her even with a mention. Sometimes, I think, colonialism still lives on…”

Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar absent from notable recognition at 2022 Oscars

Some also mentioned that Will’s slap got a lot of traction on social media but sadly “#Oscars skipped even a mention to Lata di and Dilip Kumar”.

Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar absent from notable recognition at 2022 Oscars

To note, the Academy had previously mentioned Irrfan Khan, Sushant Rajput and Rishi Kapoor in its Memoriam section.

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