India celebrates as RRR song, The Elephant Whisperers win Oscar

[Suriya]

A historic night for Indian cinema at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Composer M M Keeravaani, left, and lyricist Chandrabose, winners of the award for best original song for "Naatu Naatu" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]
Published On 13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023

Indians are celebrating a historic night at the Oscars after a breakout hit song from the action movie RRR and a short documentary, The Elephant Whisperers, win at the Oscars.
“Naatu Naatu” won the award for the best original song, making history as the first homemade movie from the South Asian country to win the honour.

​

The song – a fast-paced number that has found fans all over the world, spawned a TikTok challenge and has millions of views on YouTube – won a standing ovation when it was performed at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
“No words can describe this surreal moment. Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world. THANK YOU!!,” the Twitter account for RRR posted.

A performance of the song “Naatu Naatu” at the Oscars 2023 [Chris Pizzello/AP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635092891189014535

Television images showed people dancing to the song in the streets, minutes after the award was announced, as #NaatuNaatu became a top trend on Twitter. The song also won the Golden Globes earlier this year.
“The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter, congratulating the team behind the song.
“Entire India is proud. They have brought India to the world stage,” Prudhvi Chandra, one of the singers of “Naatu Naatu”, told the India Today news channel.
In the film, made in the south Indian language of Telugu, and directed by SS Rajamouli, “Naatu Naatu” begins when the two leads, played by Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr, flaunt their dance skills after being bullied as the only Indian people invited to a British party in colonial times.

When a young British man aims racist insults at the leads, they decide to educate him using the song “Naatu Naatu”.

During the scene, which was filmed at Ukraine’s grand Mariinskyi Palace, everyone at the party, including the scoffing British man, tries to master the moveAt the Oscars, composer MM Keeravani burst into song while accepting the award on stage, along with songwriter Chandrabose.
“I feel this is about just the beginning of everything so that the world – particularly the Western World – focuses more on Indian music and Asian music, which is long due,” Keeravani said backstage after winning the award.
Kartiki Gonsalves, who won for The Elephant Whisperers, is the first Indian director to win in the category as well as the first Indian ever to win in any directing category.

Kartiki Gonsalves, left, and Guneet Monga pose with the award for best documentary short film for The Elephant Whisperer at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]
Indians had won Oscars previously, but no Indian film had won an Academy Award before Sunday night.
The Elephant Whisperers is about an Indigenous couple in southern India who adopt an orphaned baby elephant and care for him.

Gonsalves dedicated the Oscar “to my motherland India” and thanked the subjects of her documentary for sharing their tribal knowledge. “I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world,” she said.
“We just win the first ever Oscar for an Indian Production!,” producer Guneet Monga tweeted. “Two women did this! I am still shivering.”


In another tweet, Modi congratulated the two filmmakers for the honour. “Their work wonderfully highlights the importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature,” he wrote.

India celebrates as RRR song, The Elephant Whisperers win Oscar

A historic night for Indian cinema at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

www.aljazeera.com

The Elephant Whisperers

 

[-=virus=-]

Elephants are next level

as a kid I met a "phoolkali" baby elephant in Nepal early 90s, Sprite bhot pasand thi usko

apparently she still around, all grown up and a mama now

amazing creatures <3

 

[Suriya]

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[Laozi]

you must enjoy good things whichare bestowed upon us. Good music good dance makes life worth living.

Congratulations and many thanks for giving us few joyous moments.

 

[iamnobody]

White wanna be North Indians cannot digest the fact kala madarasis won an Oscar not their bollywood trash.

Now these shameless North Indians are trying claim to credit for South Indian film's success.

 

[AgnosticIndian]

White wanna be North Indians cannot digest the fact kala madarasis won an Oscar not their bollywood trash.

Arre. I wanted to put the "Western bootlicking Urduwooders can't digest a movie with Hindu nationalist undertones getting global popularity" spin on this but looks like libgandus reached with "Aryan/Dravidian" here first. Nevermind, until next time.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Good...

 

[iamnobody]

Arre. I wanted to put the "Western bootlicking Urduwooders can't digest a movie with Hindu nationalist undertones getting global popularity" spin on this but looks like libgandus reached with "Aryan/Dravidian" here first. Nevermind, until next time.

Bollywood is a Sanghi propaganda machine. There is nothing liberal or progressive about Bollywood. It promotes Sanghi values like casteism, racism, sexism.
Is it a coincidence that all top Bollywood Actors are Savarna like their RSS leaders.

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[AgnosticIndian]

Bollywood is a Sanghi propaganda machine. There is nothing liberal or progressive about Bollywood. It promotes Sanghi values like casteism, racism, sexism.

That must be why Caravan Magazine, a libgandu mouthpieces, carries bollywoodiya covers.

January 2023 | The Caravan

caravanmagazine.in

 

[iamnobody]

That must be why Caravan Magazine, a libgandu mouthpieces, carries bollywoodiya covers.

January 2023 | The Caravan

caravanmagazine.in

Modi must be a libgandu too.

 

[STREANH]

Personally I can't digest the fact that the shitty song got an Oscar. But I watched the documentary yesterday and it was great.

 

[StraightEdge]

It's a weird fantasy for Indians. We love when we win oscars, prizes in international competitions etc., We even gloat about Indian americans winning Spelling Bee etc., However when we have Hunger Index report, we clearly label them as 'Anti-India' , 'Colonial mindset'. It's like we have the fickle mindset which fluctuates between loving these stuff to hating them easily based on convenience.

 

[Libexer]

It's a weird fantasy for Indians. We love when we win oscars, prizes in international competitions etc., We even gloat about Indian americans winning Spelling Bee etc., However when we have Hunger Index report, we clearly label them as 'Anti-India' , 'Colonial mindset'. It's like we have the fickle mindset which fluctuates between loving these stuff to hating them easily based on convenience.

Its only the "secular" lot who cheers for the oscars.

Those who dismiss these propaganda "index" are the Hindutva types.

There is no confusing as these are two separate groups at opposite sides.

Colonial mindset is a real thing,

E.g 1

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635523229971517440

E.g. 2

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635601143777853442

 

[Libexer]

White wanna be North Indians cannot digest the fact kala madarasis won an Oscar not their bollywood trash.

Now these shameless North Indians are trying claim to credit for South Indian film's success.

The film RRR which earned an Oscar was inspired by a Hindu Sanyasi named Alluri Sitarama Raju.

Alluri Sitarama Raju used to travel from village to village & preach Bhagavad Gita among tribals. He urged Hindus to revolt against foreign rule.

Alluri Sitarama Raju was born on July 4, 1898 in Andhra Pradesh. His was a lower middle class Hindu family. His father died when he was 8.

Like most Hindus, Alluri Sitarama Raju was taught Ramayana and Mahabharata in his childhood and he took an extreme liking to these epics.

By the age of 14, Alluri learnt Sanskrit, Hindi & English. At the age of 18, he took Diksha & became a Sanyasi. (Like Narendra Modi )

By 24, he visited by foot various holy places such as Gangotri, Nashik and Varanasi. Adorning Kamandalu, saffron clothes & preaching Gita, he travelled everywhere

These travels familiarized him with the condition of people. He realized that India was under foreign rule and Indian past glory could only be restored through Indian independence. He was also particularly upset about the degeneracies that crept in social life of Indian people


When Netaji Subhas chandra Bose visited Vizag, he address a large gathering. Bose said it was a time to make sacrifices. Bose asked if anybody was ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of nation. Alluri came forward & declared he would happily sacrifice his life. Bose garlanded Alluri.

Alluri was particularly upset by activities of Christian missionaries who were converting tribals. He opposed them tooth and nail and installed Lord Rama statues.

He settled down among Koya hill tribes & led a very austere sanyasi life by subsisting only on fruits and roots.

Soon, Alluri gained tremendous popularity among hill tribes. They regarded the sanyasi as an incarnation of Rāma & were ready to sacrifice their lives for him. He noted grievances of tribals & educated them about their rights.

He was known as Manyam Veerudu "warrior of jungle"

Alluri prepared tribals for a fight against British officials & police. He prepared them for confrontation against Christian missionaries.

He trained them in guerilla warfare. Soon, he came to notice of British for his activities. In the beginning, they tried to placate him.

British declared Alluri was just a leader of tribals who were driven to desperation after their lands were unfairly grabbed. British offered Alluri 60 acres of fertile land for his Ashram.

"I asked for entire India. I don't want 60 acres"- he said while rejecting the offer.

The 1882 Madras Forest Act curtailed basic human rights of the tribals. Alluri wisely advised the tribals that fighting against British using traditional weapons is useless. Instead, he raided and looted police stations to gain modern weapons like Muskets and revolvers

In those days, there was a Christian missionary named (se)bastian. He was the tehsildar. An extremely cruel person, he subjected the tribal people to untold atrocities. He used to burn their settlements and grab their land. He used to cut the fingers of anyone who protested.

Sebastian forced the tribals to perform labor work of constructing roads in the forest lands without any compensation.

When they denied working without wage, they were brutally lathi-charged. When they protested against this, they were fired upon and many tribals were kiIIed.

The tribals sought protection of Alluri Alluri asked- "who is responsible for this state?
"There are so many divisions among us. We are one. Our strength comes only when we are united. We must establish panchayats among ourselves to resolve our disputes amicably"

Alluri urged the tribals to give up the practice of drinking alcohol. He said Alcohol is man's worst enemy & it turns humans into Rakshasas.

Under his influence, many drunkards gave up the practice of drinking alcohol. This is how he inspired the tribal community to strength

In 1921, Alluri launched a guerilla attack on Sebastian and vanquished him along with his 8 officers. His name then inspired terror among terror among British officials. At this time, Alluri was merely 24 years old.

Soon, Alluri achieved spectacular success. He raided police station after police station. Restored village after village.

Such was the terror of Alluri that a special deployment of 1200 Assam Rifles and Malabar reserve police were deployed in the forest just to catch Alluri.

These "special forces" committed untold atrocities on the tribal people. The British subjected tribals to brutal punishments to coerce them into revealing the whereabouts of Alluri. A special bounty was announced on the head of Alluri.

However, Alluri continued evading them while changing his attack tactics. The weapon he used was 'Mirapatapasu'. This is an extremely simple but effective weapon. A heap of burnt chillies shot at trees to produce devastating effect. No British officer could have detected this.

On August 22, Alluri raided Chintapalli station. The British officials fled in terror. The weapons were distributed among tribals. The end of British rule was declared.

For 2 years, Alluri Sitarama Raju kept attacking police stations. For 2 years, the British relentlessly pursued him. They used all the resources at their disposal. Money, forces, bribes, coercion, punishment. It is a testimony to his intelligence, courage wit & tactical mind

Alluri was devotee of Rāma.

His real name was Alluri Ramaraju. When young, he fell in love with a girl named Sita. But she passed away in a few days.

Then, he prefixed Sita to his name Like Rāma, there would only be one woman in his thoughts. He remained lifelong celibate.

On April 17 1923, Alluri attacked Annavaram police station. The collector sent a force of 500 policemen. When Alluri himself led the battle, police had no chance. They fled away. Annavaram was conquered.

Thousands of people came to behold Alluri. People fell at his feet.

Rattled by these developments, British Governor Freeman Thomas sent thousands of forces into forest areas. Military rule was declared in the entire tribal area. There were troops everywhere. A commander named Chris broke into house of Alluri's follower Mallidora & killed him

Another detached of 200 soldiers attacked and kiIIed Ghantam Dora. A tribal Chenchu female follower of Alluri was then pregnant . She resisted the forces in the battle and sacrificed her left.

Thousands of Assam rifles launch 'operation sitaram' to catch Alluri. They surround him on all sides. Alluri fights with the British soldiers and kiIIs many of them. His entire body was drenched in his own blood. However, he did not give up. He fought with them until sunset.

After sunset, Alluri & handful of remaining followers took refuge somewhere in the forest. That night, it was a follower of Alluri (bribed by British) who revealed his location. They suddenly surround Alluri . Drenched in blood, Alluri could hardly move. He is captured.

They tied him in Iron chains and bound him to a tree. They called him a dacoit.

To which he responded: "Do you not have any shame in capturing an unarmed person? Is this your bravery? You have only come to our country to loot. Leave our nation and be gone for good"

"This is the land of Abhimanyu. I will happily give up my life for this country. You can kiII alluri today. But thousands of Alluris will rise tomorrow. Your end is near"- Alluri said.

Hundreds of bullets were fired at him until nothing remained of his body.

At the time of his death, Alluri was 26 years old.

Singlehandedly, without any economic/political backing, Alluri fought an all out war against the most powerful empire of the world. His courage & sheer military genius has been acknowledged by all, including his British enemies

You think you are worthy to take his name ?

Shut up and Sit down.

 

[HAIDER]

A historic night for Indian cinema at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Composer M M Keeravaani, left, and lyricist Chandrabose, winners of the award for best original song for "Naatu Naatu" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]
Published On 13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023

Indians are celebrating a historic night at the Oscars after a breakout hit song from the action movie RRR and a short documentary, The Elephant Whisperers, win at the Oscars.
“Naatu Naatu” won the award for the best original song, making history as the first homemade movie from the South Asian country to win the honour.

​

The song – a fast-paced number that has found fans all over the world, spawned a TikTok challenge and has millions of views on YouTube – won a standing ovation when it was performed at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
“No words can describe this surreal moment. Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world. THANK YOU!!,” the Twitter account for RRR posted.

A performance of the song “Naatu Naatu” at the Oscars 2023 [Chris Pizzello/AP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635092891189014535

Television images showed people dancing to the song in the streets, minutes after the award was announced, as #NaatuNaatu became a top trend on Twitter. The song also won the Golden Globes earlier this year.
“The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter, congratulating the team behind the song.
“Entire India is proud. They have brought India to the world stage,” Prudhvi Chandra, one of the singers of “Naatu Naatu”, told the India Today news channel.
In the film, made in the south Indian language of Telugu, and directed by SS Rajamouli, “Naatu Naatu” begins when the two leads, played by Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr, flaunt their dance skills after being bullied as the only Indian people invited to a British party in colonial times.

When a young British man aims racist insults at the leads, they decide to educate him using the song “Naatu Naatu”.

During the scene, which was filmed at Ukraine’s grand Mariinskyi Palace, everyone at the party, including the scoffing British man, tries to master the moveAt the Oscars, composer MM Keeravani burst into song while accepting the award on stage, along with songwriter Chandrabose.
“I feel this is about just the beginning of everything so that the world – particularly the Western World – focuses more on Indian music and Asian music, which is long due,” Keeravani said backstage after winning the award.
Kartiki Gonsalves, who won for The Elephant Whisperers, is the first Indian director to win in the category as well as the first Indian ever to win in any directing category.

Kartiki Gonsalves, left, and Guneet Monga pose with the award for best documentary short film for The Elephant Whisperer at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]
Indians had won Oscars previously, but no Indian film had won an Academy Award before Sunday night.
The Elephant Whisperers is about an Indigenous couple in southern India who adopt an orphaned baby elephant and care for him.

Gonsalves dedicated the Oscar “to my motherland India” and thanked the subjects of her documentary for sharing their tribal knowledge. “I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world,” she said.
“We just win the first ever Oscar for an Indian Production!,” producer Guneet Monga tweeted. “Two women did this! I am still shivering.”


In another tweet, Modi congratulated the two filmmakers for the honour. “Their work wonderfully highlights the importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature,” he wrote.

India celebrates as RRR song, The Elephant Whisperers win Oscar

A historic night for Indian cinema at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

www.aljazeera.com

The Elephant Whisperers

chaloo ji ...oscar ka standard bhi aab loray lag gaya ..... lolllll