MUMBAI: It is a momentous day for India as RRR won the Oscar for Naatu Naatu in the Best Original Song category. It is the first Indian production and the second Indian song after Jai Ho to accomplish this achievement! This award was presented by Deepika Padukone.
Not only this, Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers won the award for Best Documentary Short film.
Expressing excitement about this achievement, several celebs took to their social media and tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour. India is elated and proud. #Oscars”.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1635132805628956674“Congratulations to the teams of RRR for Naatu Naatu and The Elephant Whisperers on their well-deserved Oscar wins! Your have not only brought home laurels but also shown the world our craft. You have made all of us so proud,” wrote Abhishek Bachchan in a tweet wishing winners.
https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/1635148331482767360“Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95 ! Many congratulations to the team of Best Documentary Short Film #TheElephantWhisperers & Team RRR for Best Original Song #NaatuNaatu !! More power to you all,” tweeted Hrithik Roshan.
https://twitter.com/iHrithik/status/1635136327871234049Actress Alia Bhatt posted a celebratory image on her Instagram. Using the story feature of the image-sharing social media platform, she shared the official announcement of the win along with the caption “Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhh” and several celebratory emojis.
Priyanka Chopra also shared her congratulations to the whole ‘RRR’ team as well as Keeravani for the win. She posted the moment the winner of the Best Original Song category was announced on her Instagram story.
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi also shared a tweet to mark the occasion. “ON TOP OF THE WORLD,” he wrote in a tweet congratulating the people involved in the win including his son Ram Charan, fellow co-actor in the movie Jr. NTR and Rajamouli himself.
https://twitter.com/KChiruTweets/status/1635113500875051009Ajay Devgn, who was also a part of the film wrote, “As it is often said, cinema speaks a universal language.
Congratulations to the teams of
#RRR and
#TheElephantWhisperers for their
#Oscar wins. It’s a proud o moment (sic).”
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