…AND THE OSCARS GO TO ‘NAATU NAATU’, ‘THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS’ | 13 March, 2023

The Naatu Naatu song from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR has done it! It has bagged the Oscar for the best original song. Another Indian film, The Elephant Whisperers bagged the prestigious award for the best documentary short, at the 95th Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Music director M.M. Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award for the best original composition. Producer Guneet Mongia accepted the award for the documentary short. She tweeted, “Tonight is historic as this is the first ever Oscar for an Indian production. India’s glory with 2 women. Thank you, Mom, Dad, Guruji, Shukrana. To my co-producer Achin Jain, Team Sikhya, Netlflix, Aloke, Sarafina, WME Bash Sanjana. My lovely husband, Sunny. Happy 3 months anniversary, baby! Kartiki for bringing & weaving this story. To all the women watching…. The future is audacious and the future is here. Let’s go! Jai hind.”