On a big day for the Indian cinema, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ won big at the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Monday, March 13.
The Elephant Whisperers was declared the ‘Best Documentary Short Film’. Producer Guneet Mong and Director Kartiki Gonsalves accepted the trophy.
The documentary is about a family who adopted two orphaned baby elephants in a tiger reserve.
On the other hand, ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the ‘Best Original Song Award.’ Composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award.
Singers Rahul Silpligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed live with lead actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan.
The cricket fraternity was delighted and lauded all the contributors.
“Naatu Naatu all the way. Congratulations to the entire team of #RRR on bringing Indian Cinema glory. #Oscars2023,” Virender Sehwag wrote.
“One of the finest moments for Indian Cinema. Congratulations to Keeravani garu, Chandra Bose, Rajamouli garu and the entire crew of #RRR for making history by winning the prestigious #Oscar Award for the Best Original Song for #NaatuNaatu,” VVS Laxman wrote.
“This is absolutely brilliant. Many congratulations to Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga on winning the Best Documentary Short Film at the Oscars #TheElephantWhisperers,” he added.
“Two Oscars for INDIA. WOHOOOOOOO🎉❤️❤️❤️. TWO WOMEN helmed it for #ElephantWhisperers and it’s India’s FIRST ever PRODUCTION winning an OSCAR. RRR wins for original song . Well done, @ssrajamouli @mmkeeravaani @guneetm. Proud Indian,” Dinesh Karthik wrote.
“Naatu Naatu and The Elephant Whisperers win the #Oscar
An incredibly proud moment for the creative geniuses our wonderful country has. 🥳🥳👏👏 Jai Hind,” Aakash Chopra wrote.
“Congratulations to the team behind RRR’s Naatu Naatu for winning Best Original Song and #TheElephantWhisperers for winning Best Documentary Shorts at the 95th Academy Awards. Proud to see India shining on the world stage #Oscars #IndiaPride #SSRajamouli,” Ishant Sharma wrote.