Indians are celebrating after Telugu-language epic action drama, ‘RRR’ created history by winning a Golden Globe - a first for the country. The film's catchy musical number, Naatu Naatu, was awarded best original song, beating heavyweights like Taylor Swift and Rihanna.
The hit song was filmed in front of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky's official residence in 2021. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expressed the country’s joy, saying: "This prestigious honour has made every Indian very proud".
Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman described the win a "paradigm shift", while Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan wrote on Twitter that he "danced to Naatu Naatu" to celebrate the news.
Written and directed by SS Rajamouli, ‘RRR’, which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is a historical fantasy that tells the rollicking story of two revolutionaries who fight against British rule in India - superstars Ram Charan and Jr NTR play the lead roles. A Hindi-language version of the film on Netflix was among the platform's Top 10 most watched titles in the US for weeks when it released in May 2022.
On twitter, one fan wrote: "This is history in making for Indian cinema at global platform". Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi Konidela, who is also Charan's father, called it a "phenomenal, historic win".
RRR was also nominated in the Best Non-English Language Film category at the Golden Globes, but lost to Argentine historical drama film ‘Argentina, 1985’.
