NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday prolonged greetings to the staff of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and ‘Naatu Naatu’ which received the Oscars. Praising ‘Naatu Naatu’ which received the Oscar for ‘Original Song’, the President mentioned that it has made each Indian proud. She additionally lauded the ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and hoped that it awakens the timeless message concerning the bond of nature and its kids.
“Congratulations to the ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ team for the Oscar win! I hope it awakens the world to the timeless message of our seers about our bonds with Mother Nature and all its children. ‘Naatu Naatu’, a global phenomenon, has made every Indian proud: kudos to the team!” President of India tweeted.’The Elephant Whisperers’ received within the Best Documentary Short movie class on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. It was actually a memorable day for India because it celebrated two huge wins on the Oscars.
Team ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ each received on the ninety fifth Annual Academy Awards on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, making it a historic day for Indian filmmakers and the viewers. A victory that feels very private to each Indian is that of ‘Naatu Naatu’! The tune that made tens of millions groove to its beats was additionally carried out on the Oscar stage by a power-packed singer duo Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. Later, the staff lifted the trophy because the corridor lit up with loud cheers and claps. The second lyricist Chandrabose and composer MM Keeravani accepted the trophy will all the time be remembered as a revolutionary second for Indian cinema.
During their acceptance speech, ‘Naatu Naatu’ composer MM Keeravani mentioned, “I grew up listening to the Carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars,” he started, after which started singing the melody of the ’70s pop smash “Top of the World”: ” ‘There was only one wish on my mind. … ‘RRR’ has to win, pride of every Indian, and must put me on the top of the world.”
Post the win, Jr NTR and Ram Charan expressed their gratitude to all those that believed in them.Guneet Monga’s ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, a documentary directed by Kartiki Gonsalves paved approach for a lot of to imagine that India actually can take the centre stage globally. It received the Oscar within the ‘Best Documentary Short Film’ class in opposition to ‘Haul Out’, ‘How Do You Measure A Year?’ ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect,’ and ‘Stranger At The Gate’.
In her successful speech, Gonsalves mentioned, “I stand here today to speak on the sacred bond between us and our natural world. For the respect of indigenous communities. For entity towards other living beings, we share our space with. And finally for co-existence. Thank you to the academy for recognizing our film highlighting indigenous people and animals. To Netflix for believing in the power of this film. To Guneet my Producer and my entire team and finally, to my mother father and sister who are up there somewhere, you’re the centre of my universe. To my motherland India.”
Later, Guneet Monga took to Twitter and wrote, “We just win the first-ever Oscar for an Indian Production! Two women did this! I am still shivering.”
The movie’s plot revolves round a household who adopts two orphan child elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
