Anurag Kashyap says mainstream Indian cinema 'started to become cheap copies of Hollywood…'
1 year, 10 months ago

Anurag Kashyap says mainstream Indian cinema 'started to become cheap copies of Hollywood…'

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has responded to a question on if there is a change in perception of the global audience's view on Indian cinema. Anurag also said that the mainstream Hindi films 'stopped being original'. Anurag Kashyap said that mainstream Indian cinema 'stopped being original' Anurag also praised filmmaker SS Rajamouli and his film RRR. A lot of Hindi mainstream doesn't look like Indian films, it's not even shot in India.

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RRR producers announce documentary on SS Rajamouli film. Here's when it will be out
2 weeks, 1 day ago

RRR producers announce documentary on SS Rajamouli film. Here's when it will be out

Hindustan Times  

SS Rajamouli fans are in for a surprise! About RRR RRR, a Telugu language film, stars Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Shriya Sara, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn among others. The film is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters; Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem, Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. RRR …

Anurag Kashyap looks to be a fixture in Malayalam film industry
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anurag Kashyap looks to be a fixture in Malayalam film industry

The Hindu  

Anurag Kashyap, one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Hindi cinema, also with a thriving second career as an actor, does not shy away from expressing his desire to become a permanent fixture in the Malayalam film industry. According to Anurag, the Malayalam film industry boasts a cadre of brilliant filmmakers who dare to explore new horizons and tackle subjects …

Anurag Kashyap says India can't claim Payal Kapadia's Cannes win: ‘India just likes to take credit'
6 months, 1 week ago

Anurag Kashyap says India can't claim Payal Kapadia's Cannes win: ‘India just likes to take credit'

Hindustan Times  

Anurag Kashyap contradicts ‘India@Cannes’ Anurag, while speaking about Payal's Cannes achievement opined, “I get very upset when it’s said ‘India@Cannes’. India has stopped supporting such cinema, the kind of cinema that was at Cannes.” Anurag Kashyap says India never supports indie filmmakers He further said, “Payal Kapadia's film happened because of the French fund. Let's stop this useless celebration.” About …

'I get very upset when...', Anurag Kashyap on India not supporting 'Cannes kind' of cinema
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'I get very upset when...', Anurag Kashyap on India not supporting 'Cannes kind' of cinema

India TV News  

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is an avid film buff and has delivered several hits including Gangs of Wasseypur, and Sacred Games 1 & 2, which gained him recognition within no time. He said Kapadia's "All We Imagine as Light", which was also the first film from India in 30 years to feature in the main competition at Cannes and known for …

Anurag Kashyap says Bollywood wants to earn ₹500-800 crore, not make films: 'Everyone is imitating pan-India films'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Anurag Kashyap says Bollywood wants to earn ₹500-800 crore, not make films: 'Everyone is imitating pan-India films'

Hindustan Times  

Anurag Kashyap always gives his unabashed opinions on changing trends in storytelling and the challenges faced by filmmakers and artists. In a recent interview with Humans of Cinema, he reflected on the creative crisis in Hindi film industry since everyone wants to earn ₹500-800 crore. Anurag Kashyap feels success affects creativity The filmmaker pointed out how commercial success impacts creativity …

Academy Museum announces event honouring music of Indian cinema
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Academy Museum announces event honouring music of Indian cinema

The Hindu  

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, one of the world’s largest film museums located in Los Angeles, US, has announced an event celebrating the music of Indian cinema at the Oscars. The event will highlight three Indian films—Lagaan, Slumdog Millionaire and RRR —that have been honoured at the Academy Awards and delve into the “musical tapestries” woven by their acclaimed …

Projecting Telugu films as pan-India a 'flawed idea'
1 year, 2 months ago

Projecting Telugu films as pan-India a 'flawed idea'

Deccan Chronicle  

After the massive success of ‘RRR’, “Pushpa’ and ‘Karthikeya 2, many Telugu filmmakers jumped into the bandwagon of ‘pan-India’ and felt that the North Indian audience would lap up their big ticket action films. However, Telugu films like ‘Dasara’ and ‘Virupaksha’ which rocked box office in Telugu states and average grosser 'Das Ki Damki' couldn't taste similar response among North …

Ram Charan responds to question about his Hollywood debut. Here's what he said
1 year, 7 months ago

Ram Charan responds to question about his Hollywood debut. Here's what he said

Hindustan Times  

Actor Ram Charan, who is still basking in the worldwide recognition for his work in SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR, responded to a question about his Hollywood debut. Answering a question about making a debut in Hollywood, Ram said, “I want to explore India more and I don't think I would want to travel anywhere else for my films unless …

The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry
1 year, 7 months ago

The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry

The Hindu  

For more than a year, the Hindi film industry is unspooling a popular concept of computer science on the screen: garbage in, garbage out. Bachchhan Paandey, Jersey, Cuttputli, Hit, Vikram Vedha, Mili, Drishyam-2, Cirkus, Selfiee, Shehzada, Bholaa, Gumraah, and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan — there has been a glut of remakes of South Indian masala. Later, Priyadarshan showed …

Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy is the only Indian film at Cannes 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy is the only Indian film at Cannes 2023

Hindustan Times  

The official line-up of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled on Thursday, and only one Indian film has made it to the list. Anurag Kashyap's next film Kennedy has been selected in the Midnight Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival. The official Twitter handle of the Cannes Film Festival announced the selection of Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy in the …

Amit Shah meets Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, congratulates \'RRR\' star on Oscar win
1 year, 9 months ago

Amit Shah meets Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, congratulates \'RRR\' star on Oscar win

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Telugu cinema veteran Chiranjeevi and his son, "RRR" star Ram Charan, and congratulated them on the Oscar win of the song "Naatu Naatu". Later in a Twitter post, the home minister said Telugu film industry has influenced India's "culture & economy" significantly. Have congratulated Ram Charan on the Oscar win for the …

‘RRR’s’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ made Oscars history. But South Asian dancers feel betrayed
1 year, 9 months ago

‘RRR’s’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ made Oscars history. But South Asian dancers feel betrayed

LA Times  

“Naatu Naatu” from the Indian action epic “RRR” is performed at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday. — Veteran choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan Reign’s suggestion that the onus fell on the academy and Oscars producers rather than the “Naatu Naatu” dancers themselves was echoed by those who work in the industry. South Asian dancers work hard to be proficient in …

Jaya Bachchan REACTS to RRR's Naatu Naatu's Oscar win: 'Doesn't matter south or north...'
1 year, 9 months ago

Jaya Bachchan REACTS to RRR's Naatu Naatu's Oscar win: 'Doesn't matter south or north...'

India TV News  

Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan appreciated the team RRR' and 'The Elephant Whisperers' for creating history at the Oscars. To this, Jaya Bachchan called 'film folks' the 'most important ambassadors of this country' and said it doesn't matter where they come from, 'they are Indians'. Adding to her statement, she further stressed, "Main kehna chahti hoon ki yeh shuruyat hai, aur …

Bollywood vs South debate erupts in RS, Jaya Bachchan gives a blunt counter
1 year, 9 months ago

Bollywood vs South debate erupts in RS, Jaya Bachchan gives a blunt counter

Live Mint  

Jaya Bachchan gave a befitting reply to AIADMK and MDMK leaders crediting ‘south’ India for the Oscar win of RRR song Naatu Naatu and the Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers. India won in two categories- Best Song was awarded to Naatu Naatu and Best Documentary Short film was awarded to Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves’s The Elephant Whisperers. Rajya Sabha …

Congratulatory messages pour in for Oscar to Naatu Naatu
1 year, 9 months ago

Congratulatory messages pour in for Oscar to Naatu Naatu

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao congratulated the ‘RRR’ team on winning the Oscar award for the song ‘Naatu Naatu’. As congratulatory messages poured in after S.S.Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR's song, ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged the prestigious Academy Award under the Best Original Song category, Rao said, “It is a matter of pride for all Telugu people …

Watch: American cops dance to Naatu Naatu with Indians, video goes viral after Oscar win
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: American cops dance to Naatu Naatu with Indians, video goes viral after Oscar win

India TV News  

Trending News: The hit song 'Naatu Naatu' from the movie RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli, won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category at the 95th Academy Awards held on Sunday in Los Angeles. The video has garnered a lot of attention and is being shared widely on social media after the song's Oscar win. Watch the viral video …

Oscar glory for Elephant Whisperers, RRR song
1 year, 9 months ago

Oscar glory for Elephant Whisperers, RRR song

Live Mint  

Indians erupted in celebration on Monday after Naatu Naatu, the breakout hit from the action movie RRR, won the Academy Award for best original song, making history as the first movie from the country to win the honour. RRR and The Elephant Whisperers, which won best documentary short film, gave the country two Oscar-winning films in one night. They have …

India Celebrates Naatu Naatu's Win At Oscars 2023; Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia To Reunite After 34 Yrs
1 year, 9 months ago

India Celebrates Naatu Naatu's Win At Oscars 2023; Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia To Reunite After 34 Yrs

News 18  

India is celebrating RRR’s historic win at the Oscars 2023. Naatu Naatu song from SS Rajamouli’s film won the Best Original Song award at the 95th Academy Awards. Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala are popularly recognised as Ram and Sita from Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. Recently, Dipika Chikhlia took to her Instagram handle and shared a behind-the-scenes video from the …

‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Oscar, gets music spotlight back on India
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Oscar, gets music spotlight back on India

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — M.M. Keeravani won best original song for his joyously energetic anthem “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR.” The music was written by Keeravani and the lyrics by Chandrabose. I feel very happy to open doors and the world to embrace my culture.” “Naatu Naatu” is the first song from an Indian film to earn a nomination and …

'Oscars would have been dream for India but...': Chiranjeevi, Priyanka Chopra react to Naatu Naatu's win
1 year, 9 months ago

'Oscars would have been dream for India but...': Chiranjeevi, Priyanka Chopra react to Naatu Naatu's win

Firstpost  

RRR’s song Naatu Naatu won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, becoming the first Indian film to take home the honour. SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus became the first Indian film to win an Oscar for its foot-tapping track Naatu Naatu in the Best Original Song category. “We’re blessed that RRR is the first feature film to bring …

'Naatu Naatu' roars at Oscars, live performance receives standing ovation; watch
1 year, 9 months ago

'Naatu Naatu' roars at Oscars, live performance receives standing ovation; watch

Firstpost  

After being nominated in the Best Song category, Naatu Naatu has won an Oscar for the same. Meeting the high expectations for the performance of the hit RRR track ‘Naatu Naatu’, the singing duo Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava set the stage on fire at the 95th Academy Awards on Monday. Take a look: #NaatuNaatu live performance gets standing ovation …

Oscars 2023: ‘RRR’ creates history, ‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Best Original Song
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Hindu  

It’s time to go ‘Naatu Naatu,’ India! The film’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ soundtrack by MM Keeravani was awarded the Best Original Song Award at the ongoing 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, United States. ‘RRR’ has to win… Pride of every Indian… must put me on the top of the world,” Keeravani said in tune to The Carpenters’ 1970s song Top …

Oscars 2023: ‘Naatu Naatu’ live performance gets a standing ovation
1 year, 9 months ago

Oscars 2023: ‘Naatu Naatu’ live performance gets a standing ovation

The Hindu  

The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles couldn’t get enough of Naatu Naatu, as singers Rahul Sipligun and Kaala Bhairava, along with a group of dancers, performed the Oscar-nominated song from SS Rajamouli’s epic RRR live on stage. This evening, the song competes with ‘Applause’ from Tell It Like A Woman, ‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick, ‘Lift Me Up’ …

India At Oscars 2023: From RRR to All That Breathes, List Of All Indian Nominations This Year
1 year, 9 months ago

India At Oscars 2023: From RRR to All That Breathes, List Of All Indian Nominations This Year

News 18  

The 95th Academy Awards, which will honour the best movies of 2022 from all across the globe in more than 20 categories, is just around the corner. Amidst this, the announcement of performances of this year’s best original song nominees, including RRR’s Naatu Naatu and Rihanna’s Lift Me Up, has left viewers more excited. All That Breathes Indian filmmaker Shaunak …

Oscars 2023: IMDb shares list of top-rated Oscar-nominated Indian films
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 95th Academy Awards that is set to be held on March 13, 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 was the first Indian film to be nominated for the Oscars, and traces other notable titles that have competed …

Shriya Saran wishes SS Rajamouli the best says 'RRR deserves an Oscar, should get one' I Exclusive
1 year, 9 months ago

Shriya Saran wishes SS Rajamouli the best says 'RRR deserves an Oscar, should get one' I Exclusive

India Today  

Shriya Saran was seen in director SS Rajamouli's epic RRR as Raju's mother. Shriya stated that director SS Rajamouli, had worked really hard on this film, as did all the other cast members, and it deserved an Oscar. READ I No Ram Charan, Jr NTR for Naatu Naatu's 2.5 minute Oscars performance but LA dancers to shake a leg "Rajamouli …

Kabzaa actor Shriya Saran says co-star 'Upendra's a huge star and yet so humble, hardworking' I Exclusive
1 year, 9 months ago

Kabzaa actor Shriya Saran says co-star 'Upendra's a huge star and yet so humble, hardworking' I Exclusive

India Today  

Shriya Saran is an actor who has carved a niche for herself in Indian cinema and continues to deliver stellar performances, whatever the role may be. KABZAA’S MADHUMITA Shriya Saran will be seen playing Madhumita, a beautiful woman who hails from royalty, in the film. This is a very interesting part and a well written story by director R Chandru.” …

Rana Daggubati feels SS Rajamouli's broken walls of cinema in India with RRR
1 year, 9 months ago

Rana Daggubati feels SS Rajamouli's broken walls of cinema in India with RRR

Hindustan Times  

Actor Rana Daggubati, who is gearing up for the release of the upcoming web series Rana Naidu, has opened up on the success of SS Rajamouli’s RRR. The track Naatu Naatu has a strong chance of bagging India’s first Academy Award in the Best Song category. Ahead of the Oscars, Rana feels amazed about how a local Telugu song has …

Ram Charan, Jr NTR To Perform Naatu Naatu at Oscars? RRR Star Is Ready But There's A Catch
1 year, 9 months ago

Ram Charan, Jr NTR To Perform Naatu Naatu at Oscars? RRR Star Is Ready But There's A Catch

News 18  

Fans are rooting for Actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR along with director SS Rajamouli and music composer MM Keeravani to make history at the Oscars as RRR’s Naatu Naatu is nominated for an Academy Award this year. While fans are hoping they win, Ram Charan confessed he is ready to bring Naatu Naatu to the Oscar stage. “We would …

SS Rajamouli\'s \'RRR\' wins four trophies at HCA Film Awards
1 year, 10 months ago

SS Rajamouli\'s \'RRR\' wins four trophies at HCA Film Awards

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli's Telugu blockbuster "RRR" has lifted four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards, including best international film and best action film. At the award ceremony, organised by Hollywood Critics Association and held at Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Friday night, the film also took home the award for best stunts, while its Oscar-nominated track "Naatu …

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' wins four trophies at HCA Film Awards 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' wins four trophies at HCA Film Awards 2023

Firstpost  

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s Telugu blockbuster “ RRR” has lifted four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards, including best international film and best action film. At the award ceremony, organised by Hollywood Critics Association and held at Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Friday night, the film also took home the award for best stunts, while its Oscar-nominated track “Naatu …

'Religion is essentially a kind of exploitation': What SS Rajamouli said
1 year, 10 months ago

'Religion is essentially a kind of exploitation': What SS Rajamouli said

Op India  

Indian film director SS Rajamouli recently gave an interview with the New Yorker. Gradually, all these things somehow made me feel that religion is essentially a kind of exploitation.” SS Rajamouli added, “I worked under a cousin of mine for a few months. I did start pushing away from those texts’ religious aspects, but what stayed with me was the …

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre

CNN  

CNN — A woman in a billowy white dress runs through a bright green and yellow field, her long hair streaming behind her as she reunites with the man she loves in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” one of the most successful Indian movies of all time. “DDLJ” was produced by the late Yash Chopra, a man often referred to as …

Why Pathaan's success is good news for the South film industry | OPINION
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Pathaan's success is good news for the South film industry | OPINION

India Today  

Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan collected Rs 634 crore gross worldwide in its first week of release. The South film industry, too, is celebrating the success of Pathaan and many may be wondering why, given that it’s a Hindi film. The Hindi heartland has been consuming such content in single screens for many years now and the South film industry banks …

What is so great about Naatu Naatu — the song that is making the world do the 'desi naach'
1 year, 10 months ago

What is so great about Naatu Naatu — the song that is making the world do the 'desi naach'

Firstpost  

SS Rajamouli was right when he said ‘RRR is not a Bollywood film; it is a Telugu film from the south of India, where I come from.’ The context of his statement lies in his Naatu Naatu that has become a rage across the world. From the hyper-local lyrics of the song to the two brown southern superstars giving it …

India at Oscars: 55 years, 3 nods; why India's official entries rarely get Academy Awards nomination
1 year, 11 months ago

India at Oscars: 55 years, 3 nods; why India's official entries rarely get Academy Awards nomination

India TV News  

In the past 55 years in which India has been sending entries for the Best International Feature Film Oscar, it has been on just three occasions that the selected movies, despite some of them being critically acclaimed both in India and abroad, have made it to the nominations shortlist. The three films on this rather bald list are the Nargis-Sunil …

SS Rajamouli pens emotional note after Naatu Naatu nomination, says 'never dreamt of an Oscar'
1 year, 11 months ago

SS Rajamouli pens emotional note after Naatu Naatu nomination, says 'never dreamt of an Oscar'

India TV News  

It is a proud moment for Indians after SS Rajamouli’s 'RRR' made it to the 95th Oscar nominations. SS Rajamouli's Post Taking to Twitter, the 'Baahubali' director shared a post that reads, "My peddanna got an Oscar nomination for his song in my film.I can't ask for more.I am currently doing Naatu Naatu more vigorously than Tarak and Charan.Chandra Bose …

Ram Charan and Jr NTR react as RRR's Naatu Naatu gets Oscar nomination; Chiranjeevi shares message for SS Rajamouli
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Charan and Jr NTR react as RRR's Naatu Naatu gets Oscar nomination; Chiranjeevi shares message for SS Rajamouli

Hindustan Times  

Actors Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Jr NTR has reacted after SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR made it to the official 95th Oscar nominations on Tuesday. The film's song Naatu Naatu has entered the Oscars race in the Best Original Song category. Heartiest Congrats on THE Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song @mmkeeravaani garu and the visionary @ssrajamouli and the Entire …

Ajay Devgn reacts to Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan's glorious advance booking record: I am very happy
1 year, 11 months ago

Ajay Devgn reacts to Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan's glorious advance booking record: I am very happy

India TV News  

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Tuesday released a second teaser of his upcoming film Bholaa. Devgn also reacted to the glorious advance box office records set by Pathaan and said that he is happy that Shah Rukh Khan's film is gearing up to set fire at the ticket window. Devgn, whose thriller-drama "Drishyam 2" emerged as one of the biggest …

SS Rajamouli goes 'Naatu Naatu' as RRR song bags Oscars 2023 nomination
1 year, 11 months ago

SS Rajamouli goes 'Naatu Naatu' as RRR song bags Oscars 2023 nomination

India Today  

After 'Naatu Naatu' from RRR was nominated in the Best Original Song category at the Oscars 2023, the director of the movie, SS Rajamouli, expressed his exhilaration on Twitter. Sharing a note on the microblogging site, Rajamouli wrote, “My peddanna got an Oscars nomination for his song in my film. Rajamouli, highlighting one of the most gripping parts of the …

Javed Akhtar on #BoycottBollywood trend: 'We should respect Indian films'
1 year, 11 months ago

Javed Akhtar on #BoycottBollywood trend: 'We should respect Indian films'

India TV News  

Films are in the DNA of the country and we must "respect Indian films", said noted lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Friday as he responded to a question about the social media trend of #BoycottBollywood at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur. Akhtar termed Indian cinema "one of the strongest goodwill ambassadors in the world" at a press …

Ram Charan says SS Rajamouli burned the ‘woods' in RRR to unite film industry
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Charan says SS Rajamouli burned the ‘woods' in RRR to unite film industry

Hindustan Times  

The leads of RRR, Ram Charan and Jr NTR, have become sought-after names in Hollywood after their recent trip to the US to support their film during awards season. They also spoke about how writer-director SS Rajamouli had united the Indian film industry with RRR as people discovered the period feature both on Netflix and other screenings. In an interview …

Rajamouli shuts down US journalists calling RRR a Bollywood film; video goes viral | Watch
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajamouli shuts down US journalists calling RRR a Bollywood film; video goes viral | Watch

India TV News  

S.S. Rajamouli, who is basking in the attention that his magnum opus 'RRR' is getting after the Golden Globe win of 'Naatu Naatu', has set the record straight for American journalists. The director said: "RRR is not a Bollywood film, it is a Telugu film from the south of India where I come from, but I use the song to …

DC Edit | Golden moment for all Indians
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Golden moment for all Indians

Deccan Chronicle  

Lovers of Indian films, more so south Indian films, and the Telugu film world, is on cloud nine, celebrating the proud moment when music composer M.M. Keeravani’s number, “Naatu, Naatu”, got its first big international win when it also became the first Indian movie song — and also the first Asian movie song — to win a Golden Globe Award. …

HistoRRRic Win: Naatu Naatu's Golden Globes victory puts Indian music on world map like AR Rahman's Jai Ho
1 year, 11 months ago

HistoRRRic Win: Naatu Naatu's Golden Globes victory puts Indian music on world map like AR Rahman's Jai Ho

Firstpost  

An Indian film or a song winning the Oscar or the Golden Globe is a double-edged sword. It comes with worldwide recognition but also ends up reducing a country’s culture and its people to a monolith — a trope which played out with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and Rahman’s Jai Ho. Decades later, Naatu Naatu’s Best Song win is oddly …

RRR\'s \'Naatu Naatu\' wins Best Original Song at Golden Globes 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

RRR\'s \'Naatu Naatu\' wins Best Original Song at Golden Globes 2023

Deccan Chronicle  

Los Angeles: "Naatu Naatu", the foot-tapping hit from SS Rajamouli's "RRR", danced its way to the best original song-motion picture win at the Golden Globes, but the Telugu blockbuster lost out to "Argentina, 1985" in the best picture-non English category. "RRR" was hoping to convert its dual nominations into a win but Argentina's historical drama “Argentina, 1985” emerged as the …

Golden Globes 2023: Ram Charan-Jr NTR starrer RRR's Naatu Naatu wins Best Original Song
1 year, 11 months ago

Golden Globes 2023: Ram Charan-Jr NTR starrer RRR's Naatu Naatu wins Best Original Song

Firstpost  

SS Rajamouli’s RRR has won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu at the Golden Globes 2023. SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR, which shattered several records at the global box office, has now created history as the film’s thumping and energetic track Naatu Naatu bagged the Best Original Song at the Golden Globes 2023. RRR is also nominated in the category …

Hollywood producer Jason Blum bets on \'RRR\' to win best film Oscar
1 year, 11 months ago

Hollywood producer Jason Blum bets on \'RRR\' to win best film Oscar

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Hollywood producer Jason Blum is confident that SS Rajamouli's magnum opus "RRR" will bag the best picture trophy at the Oscars this year. Blum, the founder of Hollywood studio Blumhouse that bankrolled Oscar-winning movies such as "Get Out" and "BlacKkKlansman", predicted the film's win in a Twitter post on Monday. The makers of "RRR" are currently gearing up …

EXPLAINED | Pushpa reigns in Russia: Why Raj Kapoor and dubbed versions of RRR, Bahubali are so famous abroad
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED | Pushpa reigns in Russia: Why Raj Kapoor and dubbed versions of RRR, Bahubali are so famous abroad

Firstpost  

Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise has been in the news again recently. According to the makers, the film has collected over 10 million Rubles at the box office in Russia in 25 days after being released on 774 screens on December 8. Another SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus, RRR had last year become world’s most popular non-English film. #PushpaTheRise is …

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