Standing ovation as ‘Naatu Naatu’ bags Oscar 2023 for Best Original Song

Indians are celebrating after Telugu movie RRR created history by winning Oscars 2023.

Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli's RRR has won the 95th Academy Award for Best Original Song. MM Keeravani and Chandrbose take the stage to pick teh trophy.

It had to beat the other nominees in the category - Applause (Tell It Like a Woman), Hold My Hand (Top Gun Maverick), Lift Me Up (Black Pather Wakanda Forever), and This is a Life (Everything Everywhere All at Once).

The RRR team arrived in style at the Oscars 2023 ceremony at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Actor Ram Charan's wife, Upasana Kamineni, also attended the Oscars 2023 ceremony in a beauteous silk saree made from recycled scraps.

"Naatu Naatu", which features in SS Rajamouli's "RRR" (Rise Roar Revolt), celebrates the inclusive spirit of dance and bonhomie and features Ram Charan and Jr NTR matching steps to its catchy rhythm. The title of the track translates to bucolic in Telugu. It demonstrates the spirit of fun in country music in its over 4.35 minutes of runtime. The hit song was filmed in front of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky's official residence in 2021.

With this, the film became the first song from any Indian film to win the award. Also, it is the second Indian song to win this prestigious award, after Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire won one in 2009 in the same category.

In a tweet, the team wrote, "We're blessed that #RRRMovie is the first feature film to bring INDIA's first ever #Oscar in the Best Song Category with #NaatuNaatu! No words can describe this surreal moment. Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world. THANK YOU.''