Amitabh Bachchan celebrates Naatu Naatu, The Elephant Whisperers wins at the Oscars: ‘It’s our turn now’

T 4585 – WE WIN ! WE WIN TWO ! WE WIN FOR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ! WE WIN !! भारत का झंडा गाड़ दिया, विदेश में !
OSCAR 95

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 13, 2023

At the Academy Awards, the foot-tapping Telugu chartbuster “Naatu Naatu”, composed by MM Keeravaani and penned by Chandrabose, won the Original Song award and made SS Rajamouli’s RRR the first Indian feature film production to bring home the Oscar.

Bachchan also wrote on his blog, “And what it was that kept occupation occupied was the Awards – the OSCARS 95 .. the 95th version of the ceremony .. organised and lit for the moment .. and such a delight to find ourselves in the midst of the Colonial guests .. winning and with delight to be able to tell the World : ITS OUR TURN NOW .. NOW .. OUR TURN .. !!!

“The way we move forward in the World dominated by the West , to a self sufficient , independent Country is truly remarkable .. all that was out is in .. all that was there and often needed for grandeur and standing , is now here within .. all that is needed is here with us .. and may it remain so .. so help me God !!”

RRR (Rise Roar Revolt), a pre-independence fictional story, follows two real-life Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) – in the 1920s.

Netflix’s Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers, directed by debutante Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, also became the maiden Indian production to win in the Documentary Short Film category.

Bachchan got injured on the sets of his film Project K while shooting for an action sequence.