Oscars 2023 win: PM Modi, leaders greet ‘RRR’, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ teams

A performance of the song “Naatu Naatu” from RRR at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, March 13, 2023, said India is proud and elated with ‘Naatu Naatu’ winning an Oscar, and hailed the song as one […]

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Deepika Padukone stuns at the Oscars, introduces ‘Naatu Naatu’

Deepika Padukone arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. | Photo Credit: Photo courtesy: Invision via AP Deepika Padukone was on hand at the Oscars on Sunday to introduce the performance of best original song nominee (and later winner) “Naatu Naatu,” from “RRR.” In presenting the song, she noted its anti-colonialist […]

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Oscars | A.P. CM Jagan congratulates Keeravani team

L-R) Chandrabose and M.M. Keeravani accept the Best Original Song award for ‘Naatu Naatu’ from “RRR” onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, California. | Photo Credit: AFP  Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Music Director M.M. Keeravani, cine director Rajamouli and the team for winning […]

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Oscars 2023: ‘RRR’ creates history, ‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Best Original Song

Chandrabose and M. M. Keeravani accept the Best Original Song award for ‘Naatu Naatu’ from “RRR” onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. | Photo Credit: KEVIN WINTER It’s time to go ‘Naatu Naatu,’ India! SS Rajamouli’s RRR has created history by becoming the first […]

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‘Argentina, 1985’ movie review: Argentina’s Oscar entrant is a timely reminder of the spirit of democracy

Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani in a still from ‘Argentina, 1985’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video They say that the fight is not in emerging victorious at the end of a battle, but in standing up after every battle, to once again put up a fight. Democracy needs that perseverance as well; while the fight to […]

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Indians at the Academy Awards: From Satyajit Ray to Deepika Padukone

Come Sunday, Indian cinema is launching one of its biggest offensives ever at the Academy Awards. Naatu Naatu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR is up for Best Original Song; it won the Golden Globe, to frenzied jubilation everywhere, two months ago. Meanwhile, two documentaries — Shaunak Sen’s feature-length All That Breathes and Kartiki Gonsalves’s 41-minute The Elephant Whisperers— […]

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Oscars 2023: IMDb shares list of top-rated Oscar-nominated Indian films

Posters of ‘Lagaan’, ‘Mother India’, and ‘RRR’ | Photo Credit: IMDb Ahead of the 95th Academy Awards that is set to be held on March 13 (as per IST), IMDb has shared a list of top-rated Indian films that have been nominated for an Oscar across categories The list begins with 1957’s Mother India, which […]

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HCA Film Awards: SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ wins four trophies

Ram Charan and SS Rajamouli accept the Best International Film award for ‘RRR’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images Filmmaker SS Rajamouli‘s Telugu blockbuster RRR has lifted four trophies at the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards, including best international film and best action film. At the award ceremony, organised by Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) […]

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HCA Film Awards 2023: SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ wins five trophies

Ram Charan and SS Rajamouli accept the Best International Film award for ‘RRR’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images Filmmaker SS Rajamouli‘s Telugu blockbuster RRR has lifted five trophies at the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards, including best international film, best action film, and the honorary HCA Spotlight Award. At the award ceremony, organised […]

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‘RRR’ returns to theatres across U.S. ahead of the Oscars

Telugu film ‘RRR’ director S.S. Rajamouli and actors Jr. NTR and Ram Charan. | Photo Credit: PTI RRR’s largest screening yet is set to take place in The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles with director S.S. Rajamouli, composer M.M. Keeravaani and actor Ram Charan hosting the event. The film is set to be re-released […]

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