MUMBAI: On the occasion of two big wins at the Oscars, veteran actor Anupam Kher lauded teams of ‘RRR’ and ‘Elephant Whisperer’ for making India proud at the International level. On Monday, Anupam visited Visva-Bharati to deliver a lecture.
During a media interaction, Anupam congratulated the Oscar winners and said, “‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ winning Oscar is a proud moment for all the Indians. I congratulated them yesterday itself in advance because both these are Indian films and are rooted in our culture.”
Earlier today, Anupam took to Instagram and shared a video along with a caption, “Every actor inside me congratulates team #ElephantWhisperer and @rrrmovie for their #Oscar win. Such a proud moment for #IndianCinema. Thank you @guneetmonga @kartikigonsalves @ssrajamouli @mmkeeravani_official @alwaysramcharan @jrntr and everybody related to these two amazing films for giving 1.4 billion #Indians reasons to dance with joy and pride!! Jai Hind! @theacademy.”
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In the video, Anupam lauded Guneet Monga, SS Rajamouli, MM Keeravani and others.
‘Naatu Naatu’ has won the award trumping big names like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award on behalf of the team. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava and composer along with director SS Rajamouli and lead actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan were present at the big event.
‘Naatu Naatu’ is the first Telugu song to be nominated in the ‘Original Song’ category at the Oscars.
Talking about ‘Naatu Naatu’, the song, as mentioned, the lyrical composition by MM Keeravani, high energy rendition by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, unique choreography by Prem Rakshith, and lyrics by Chandrabose are all the elements that make this ‘RRR’ mass anthem a perfect dance craze.
The song competed against ‘Applause’ from the film ‘Tell It Like A Woman,’ ‘Hold My Hand’ from the movie ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Lift me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ and ‘This Is Life,’ from ‘Everything, Everywhere All At Once’.
The film is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran also starred in the film.
Earlier the Indian documentary film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ won the Oscar in the ‘Best Documentary Short Film’ category. Producer Guneet Monga along with director Kartiki Gonsalves took centre stage to accept the honour.
Talking about Guneet Monga’s ‘The Elephant Whisperers’. It’s a documentary directed by Kartiki Gonsalves paved way for many to believe that India truly can take the centre stage globally. It won the Oscar in the ‘Best Documentary Short Film’ category against ‘Haul Out,’ ‘How Do You Measure A Year?’ ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect,’ and ‘Stranger At The Gate’.
In her winning speech, Gonsalves said, “I stand here today to speak on the sacred bond between us and our natural world. For the respect of indigenous communities. For entity towards other living beings, we share our space with. And finally for co-existence. Thank you to the academy for recognizing our film highlighting indigenous people and animals. To Netflix for believing in the power of this film. To Guneet my Producer and my entire team and finally, to my mother father and sister who are up there somewhere, you’re the centre of my universe. To my motherland India.”
Later, Guneet Monga took to Twitter and wrote, “We just win the first-ever Oscar for an Indian Production! Two women did this! I am still shivering.”
The film’s plot revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.Not only the winners but the entire nation is celebrating this historic win. (ANI)