Ooh… #Oscars just love controversies and conflicts. Referring to #RRR as a Bollywood film even after hearing that the creators are promoting it as an Indian film for months.
— उज्जल | UJJAL (@beujjal) March 13, 2023
Dear #Oscars95 Team, #RRR is not a #Bollywood movie. Please note. ????
— Shiva’Marvel’Nandy (@shivanandysky) March 13, 2023
India has different film industries for different languages…bollywood means hindi language film industry…since hindi is the most spoken language in india bollywood is more popular..rrr is a telugu language film from south part of india
— gulabi gutthu (@united_TFI_fan) March 13, 2023
RRR is South Indian cinema, a Telagu film, Tollywood. Not Bollywood, as some Oscars ppl might be saying!
— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) March 12, 2023
‘RRR’ made the country proud by becoming the first Indian film to be nominated for the 95th Academy Award in the Best Original Song category. During his opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel referred to ‘RRR’ as a Bollywood film. The gaffe elicited numerous reactions. Fans took to Twitter to criticise Jimmy Kimmel and express their disappointment. It is to be noted that SS Rajamouli had earlier emphasised that ‘RRR’ is a Telugu film and not a Bollywood film.
“This year, instead of playing you offstage, we have a group of performers from the movie ‘RRR’ who will dance you offstage,” he said before referring to ‘RRR’ as a Bollywood film. Fans slammed the Oscar host on Twitter. Fans contacted him and pointed out that ‘RRR’ is a Tollywood film, not a Bollywood film.
‘RRR’ made history at the Academy Awards. The film’s Best Original Song award went to ‘Naatu Naatu’. ‘Naatu Naatu’ was not only the first Telugu song to win an Oscar, but it was also the first song from the industry to be performed at the Academy Awards. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava’s live performance at the Oscars brought the house down, with the duo and the performers receiving standing ovations.
FAQs
Q1. Did RRR win an Oscar?
RRR’s song ‘Naatu Naatu’ became the first Indian film song to win an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category.
Q2. Who is the music composer of the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song?
M. M. Keeravani
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