Indians erupted in celebration on Monday after Naatu Naatu, the breakout hit from the motion film RRR, received the Academy Award for greatest authentic music, making historical past as the primary film from the nation to win the honour.
The music—a fast-paced quantity that has discovered followers everywhere in the world, spawned a TikTok problem and has hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube—received a standing ovation when it was carried out on the ninety fifth Academy Awards on Sunday evening.
Indians had received Oscars beforehand, however no Indian movie had received an Academy Award earlier than Sunday evening in Los Angles. RRR and The Elephant Whisperers, which received greatest documentary quick movie, gave the nation two Oscar-winning movies in a single evening.
“No phrases can describe this surreal second. Dedicating this to all our wonderful followers the world over. THANK YOU!!,” the Twitter account for RRR posted.
Tv confirmed photographs of individuals dancing to the music within the streets, minutes after the award was introduced, whilst #NaatuNaatu was a prime development on Twitter.
“The recognition of Naatu Naatu is international. Will probably be a music that will likely be remembered for years to return,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter, congratulating the crew behind the music.
“Whole India is proud. They’ve introduced India to the world stage,” singer Prudhvi Chandra, one of many singers of Naatu Naatu, instructed the India Right now information channel.
Within the movie, made in Telugu, and directed by S.S. Rajamouli, Naatu Naatu begins when the 2 leads, performed by Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr, flaunt their dance expertise after being bullied as the one Indian individuals invited to a British occasion in colonial occasions.
When a younger British man goals racist insults on the leads, they determine to coach him utilizing the music Naatu Naatu.
Composer M.M. Keeravani burst into music whereas accepting the award on stage, together with songwriter Chandrabose.
“I really feel that is about just the start of the whole lot in order that the world—notably the Western World—focuses extra on Indian music and Asian music, which is lengthy due,” Keeravani stated backstage after profitable the award.
The Elephant Whisperers is a couple of couple in South India who undertake a child elephant and take care of him.
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