'Naatu Naatu' won the hearts of the Oscars jury and brought home India’s 8th Academy Award. It was the first-ever Indian song in over two decades to be nominated for the Oscars
As soon the Oscars presenter announced 'Naatu Naatu' as the winner of Best Original Song, the audience present at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the permanent venue for the Academy Awards broke into a dance as they performed the classic 'Naatu Naatu' steps
The team tweeted, “We’re blessed that RRR Movie is the first feature film to bring INDIA's first ever Oscar in the Best Song Category with #NaatuNaatu! No words can describe this surreal moment. Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world. THANK YOU”
'Naatu Naatu', the foot-tapping mass anthem from SS Rajamouli’s RRR has been written by Chandrabose, composed by MM Keeravaani and sung by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj
Apart from RRR’s 'Naatu Naatu', other songs nominated in the Oscars Best Original Song category were ‘Applause’ (Tell It like a Woman), ‘Hold My Hand’ (Top Gun: Maverick), ‘Lift Me Up’ (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and ‘This Is A Life’ (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Indian actor Deepika Padukone is one of the presenters this year at the Oscars. She had introduced the team of Naatu Naatu and RRR on stage. The other Oscar Awards presenters are Samuel Jackson, Zoe Saldana, Dwayne Johnson and Riz Ahmed
Naatu Naatu singers Rahul Sipligun and Kaala Bhairava, along with a group of dancers, performed the Oscar-winning song from SS Rajamouli's RRR live on stage. Their performance received a standing ovation
'Naatu Naatu', the famous song from RRR won the Golden Globes 2023, becoming the first Asian song to win the Best Original Song at the coveted awards in January. It also won the Best Song at the Critics' Choice Awards this year and the Best Original Song at the Hollywood Critics Association
Apart from 'Naatu Naatu', Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga’s Netflix documentary short, The Elephant Whisperers, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short category at the 95th Academy Awards