What Anand Mahindra said after big Oscar wins for ‘Naatu Naatu’, ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

Oscars 2023: 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' won for Best Original Song while 'The Elephant Whisperers' won in the Documentary Short Subject category. (Image: RRRMovie/Twitter and @guneetm/Twitter)

Industrialist Anand Mahindra congratulated Team “RRR” and “The Elephant Whisperers” team for their big wins at the Academy Awards on March 13. He shared a clip of the “Naatu Naatu” performance on the Oscars stage on Twitter while congratulating Team “RRR”, director SS Rajamouli, composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose for their historic Oscar win in the Best Original Song category.

“Energy, optimism, partnership, winning against odds. Naatu Naatu is not just a song: it’s a mini-epic movie. No wonder it had people everywhere rising to their feet. Even at the Oscars, I bow low to SS Rajamouli, MM Keeravani & Chandrabose,” Mahindra tweeted with the clip.

Actor Deepika Padukone introduced the “RRR” phenomenon “Naatu Naatu” at the Academy Awards to roaring applause as dancers Lauren Gottlieb and crew and singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava to the stage by storm.

The dancers recreated the famous choreography - performed onscreen by actors Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr - and the catchy Telugu dance number brought the audience to its feet.

Watch the video here:

Energy, optimism, partnership, winning against odds. #NaatuNaatu is not just a song: it’s a mini-epic movie. No wonder it had people everywhere rising to their feet. Even at the #Oscars I bow low to @ssrajamouli MM Keeravani & Chandrabose. pic.twitter.com/6urWNclql5

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— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 13, 2023

India also won in the Best Documentary Short category with director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga picking up the Oscars for “The Elephant Whisperers”.

Mahindra also congratulated the team of “The Elephant Whisperers” for their win.

“And an Oscar to this brilliant film. The @TheAcademy has recognised not only the rollicking, music-filled fantasies of Indian cinema but also the gritty but equally beautiful reality of India,” he tweeted with a poster of the movie.

And an Oscar to this brilliant film. The @TheAcademy has recognised not only the rollicking, music-filled fantasies of Indian cinema but also the gritty but equally beautiful reality of India pic.twitter.com/ED3ksO1j5G

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 13, 2023