New Delhi: When ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged the Oscar to grow to be the primary Indian and Asian track to obtain the coveted award, the ‘RRR’ workforce led by director S.S. Rajamouli basked within the glory of the second. But now it appears it got here at a major value.
Being nominees, music composer M.M. Keeravani (and spouse Srivalli) and lyricist Chandrabose had been entitled to free seating at their allotted desk, together with singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who carried out on state, however different members of ‘RRR’ workforce current on the ninety fifth Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 13 had to purchase tickets to attend the occasion. And the tickets got here for $25,000 (Rs 20.6 lakh) apiece.
Rajamouli with spouse Rama, son Karthikeya and daughter-in-law, NTR Jr, who got here sans spouse Pranathi, Ram Charan and his spouse Upasana Kamineni, and choreographer Prem Rakshith had been current for the historic second together with Keeravani, Chandrabose and the singers.
That the ‘RRR’ workforce members had to purchase tickets to the ninety fifth Academy Awards was a shock to Indian followers, who had been already upset that Rajamouli and others had been seated on the rear, near the exit, throughout the ceremony. They took to social media to register their displeasure.
Though the viral heel-tapping hit created historical past by profitable a prestigious award, the on-stage efficiency of the track throughout the ceremony with none dancer of Indian descent has additionally sparked a row.
Dancers of South Asian origin had been outraged that Billy Mustapha and Jason Glover, each Americans however not of South Asian descent, had changed Junior NTR and Ram Charan, whereas choreographers Napoleon and Tabitha tailored Rakshith’s unique choreography.
Junior NTR and Ram Charan had been anticipated to carry out on stage, however reportedly backed out resulting from a number of causes. They didn’t really feel snug recreating the dance on the stage. Some stories attribute this to the opposite skilled commitments of the actors and the restricted time they needed to rehearse.
‘Naatu Naatu’ received the coveted award beating ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’ (from the section ‘Sharing A Ride’ by Leela Yadav), which, by the way, featured Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandes; Lady Gaga’s ‘Hold My Hand’ (‘Top Gun: Maverick’), Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ (‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’) and ‘This Is A Life’ by Son Lux, Mitski and David Byrne (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’).
