New Delhi: The dance routine “Naatu Naatu” from RRR receives the Oscar for Best Original Song. The Twitterati went insane as soon as the announcement was made on the Academy Awards’ official social media accounts. The song beat out other well-known songs such as ‘This Is A Life’ from ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once,’ ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman,’ and ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ to win the prized title.
RRR’s power-packed song ‘Naatu Naatu’ took India globally as it won the Oscar for ‘Original Song’.
‘Naatu Naatu’ has won the award tumping big names like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award on behalf of the team. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava and composer along with director SS Rajamouli and lead actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan are all present at the big event.
‘Naatu Naatu’ is the first Telugu song to be nominated in the ‘Original Song’ category at the Oscars.
Earlier, the singers gave a live performance. It was a goosebump moment for all when Naatu Naatu took over the Oscars stage with American dancers doing full justice to the track.
American actor-dancer Lauren Gottlieb also grooved on the track. Actress Deepika Padukone introduced the song to the audience and called it a ‘banger’
