Oscars 2023: How The World Reacted To India’s Double Triumph Thanks To ‘Naatu Naatu’, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
Oscars 2023: The night turned out to be quite an eventful one for India as 'Naatu Naatu', and 'The Elephant Whisperers' picked up historic wins.
India had quite an outing at Oscars 2023, and the country has plenty to celebrate about. 'RRR' track 'Naatu Naatu' picked up a win in the Best Original song category while 'The Elephant Whisperers' won Best Documentary Short Film. However, the third nominee from the country titled 'All That Breathes' missed out on winning the Best Documentary Feature. Ever since the awards winners were announced, reactions have been pouring in. Deepika Padukone also made her presence felt at the Oscars 2023 and she introduced the performers on stage before 'Naatu Naatu' was performed live.
Here are some of the reactions after 'The Elephant Whisperers' and 'Naatu Naatu' made it big at the Oscars 2023:
Congratulations to @EarthSpectrum, @guneetm and the entire team of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ for this honour. Their work wonderfully highlights the importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature. #Oscars https://t.co/S3J9TbJ0OP
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 13, 2023
Exceptional!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 13, 2023
The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani, @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour.
India is elated and proud. #Oscars https://t.co/cANG5wHROt
Big hug to @guneetm & @EarthSpectrum for Elephant Whisperers. And @mmkeeravaani #ChandraBose ji @ssrajamouli @AlwaysRamCharan @tarak9999 thank u for showing us all, the way to do it. Both Oscars truly inspirational!!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 13, 2023
RRR ALL THE WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!! Ok this is a huge year for india. #NaattuNaattu
— Ali Fazal M / میر علی فضل / अली (@alifazal9) March 13, 2023
Congratulations @mmkeeravaani @ssrajamouli
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 13, 2023
For winning Oscars for #NaatuNaatu and making India proud. Wow!
Congratulations Director @EarthSpectrum Kartiki Gonsalves @guneetm for winning Best Documentary Short for #TheElephantWhisperers
This is the year of Indian cinema. pic.twitter.com/jeQIIGXUc4
#NaatuNaatu has created history by becoming the first Indian & Asian song to win the #Oscars.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 13, 2023
Congrats @mmkeeravaani garu, Chandrabose, Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava, @ssrajamouli, @tarak9999, @AlwaysRamCharan and the whole team of #RRR for this stupendous achievement. https://t.co/sdSHatlEtx
Heartiest congratulations to @EarthSpectrum, @guneetm and the entire team of ‘The Elephant Whisperers' for winning the Oscar.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 13, 2023
These two women have made India 🇮🇳 proud with their heart-warming showcase of the beauty and importance of wildlife conservation. pic.twitter.com/Ckj2oJMTBa
#TheElephantWhisperers wins the Oscar for Best Short Documentary
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) March 13, 2023
Heartiest Congrats to the Entire Team #KartikiGonsalves @guneetm @sikhyaent
What An Year for India at the Oscars!!!!! More Power to Indian Cinema!!
Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳
HISTORIC MOMENT FOR INDIA!!! #ElephantWhisperers WINS. @EarthSpectrum @guneetm YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS #OSCARS !!!
— Ali Fazal M / میر علی فضل / अली (@alifazal9) March 13, 2023
Congratulations to the entire team of Elephant Whisperers for winning best documentary short film
— Venkatesh Daggubati (@VenkyMama) March 13, 2023
Absolutely phenomenal!! #elephantwhisperers #oscars2023 pic.twitter.com/9t9qtpyMtU
Congratulations to the teams of RRR for Naatu Naatu and The Elephant Whisperers on their well-deserved Oscar wins! You have not only brought home laurels but also shown the world our craft. You have made all of us so proud!
— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) March 13, 2023
Congratulations to entire India🇮🇳a movie about suppression, torture, killing, colonisation of Indians based on racial grounds gets appreciated on a world platform, number of Indians died just during one Bengal famine were way more than Jews died during holocaust. Thank team RRR https://t.co/J0L2RFuicH
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) March 13, 2023
Wonderful!!! Congratulations to all of you #ElephantWhisperers https://t.co/Sidki4E3Iy
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) March 13, 2023
As a part of his acceptance speech at Oscars 2023, composer MM Keeravani sang a self-composed song in the honour of 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli, and India.
While 'Naatu Naatu' became the first track from an Indian film to pick up an Oscars award, it is the second Indian song to pick up the prestigious award, after 'Jai Ho' from 'Slumdog Millionaire' which had picked up a win in the same category in 2009.
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