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The Elephant Whisperer and RRR Teams Receive Hugs from Shah Rukh Khan for Oscar Wins
The Oscars 2023 has been a great experience for Indian cinema. With plenty of nominations entering various categories this year, two of them emerged victorious and made the country proud. The Elephant Whisperer won the award for Best Original Documentary (Short) as it displayed the emotional connection between the elephant and its caretaker.
Another big win was for the team RRR as it won “Naatu Naatu” in the category of Best Original Song. Guneet Monga (maker of The Elephant Whisperer) and SS Rajamouli (RRR’s maker) have done a fabulous job.
The happiness of these wins was so big that the entire Bollywood industry danced to the tunes of Naatu Naatu and celebrated. Many of them came forward to congratulate both teams and one of them was the king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan. The superstar sent big hugs to both teams and called their Oscar wins inspirational! He took to Twitter to wish for the historic Oscars win to everyone. Shah Rukh Khan wrote –
Big hugs to Guneet Monga for The Elephant Whisperers and SS Rajamouli for RRR. He also tagged a few team members of both movies and thanked them for showing them everything. He called both the Oscar wins truly inspirational.
These kinds of words coming out of the Bollywood legend in itself can boost anyone’s confidence. But this is not the first time when Shah Rukh Khan showed his happiness to them. Earlier when the teams made it to the nominations, he wished them all the best.
Naatu Naatu, the song that won the Oscars 2023 featured Jr. NTR and Ram Charan in a dance battle against a few Britishers. It was written by Chandrabose and composed by MM Keeravani. The dance moves were choreographed by Prem Rakshith. As we listen to the tunes of Naatu Naatu, one sure thing is that our feet cannot stop moving.
The music is full of energy and is even played at many Indian and Pakistani functions today. Even the famous Hania Aamir also showcased an energetic performance at one of her family functions.
The amazing singer of Naatu Naatu Kaala Bhairava also met Rihanna during the Oscars ceremony and shared the same on his Twitter. The singer said that he was at a loss for words when Rihanna met him and as an artist, he has always looked up to her. He is a queen and an inspiration.
The Elephant Whisperers was produced by Guneet Monga and directed by Kartiki Gonsalves. It went on to become a maiden production of India for winning in this category.
Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi also tweeted to wish both teams the heartiest congratulations and said that the wins are exceptional. Naatu Naatu has gained global popularity and will be remembered for a long time.
He congratulated the team members for the honor and said that the country is proud and extremely happy. He also wished Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves their win.
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