New Delhi: Team ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ producer Guneet Monga landed in India with Oscars in hand and received a grand welcome at airports. ‘Naatu Naatu’ composer MM Keeravaani, singer Kaala Bhairava and filmmaker SS Rajamouli landed in Hyderabad while actor Ram Charan was spotted at the Delhi airport. Guneet Monga landed at the Mumbai airport after the historic win in Los Angeles.
MM Keeravaani and SS Rajamouli were clicked at the Hyderabad airport. ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the award for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards and has become a global sensation. Kaala Bhairava, one of the voices behind the song, shared a note to express his gratitude after the victory. Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj also performed the song at the Oscars ceremony as Deepika Padukone introduced ‘Naatu Naatu’.
The Oscar winner ? #MMKeeravani #SSRajamouli #kartikeya #ramarajamouli #bhairava back to Hyderabad post winner #oscar for #NaatuNaatu #RRR#NaatuNaatuWinsOscars@ssrajamouli @mmkeeravaani @ssk1122 #jrntr #RamCharan pic.twitter.com/MVrlDYjve5
— ARTISTRYBUZZ (@ArtistryBuzz) March 17, 2023
Ram Charan and his wife Upasana landed at Delhi airport and were surrounded by fans. The couple was in Los Angeles to attend the award ceremony and the Vanity Fair Oscars Afterparty.
I thank all the fans and people from North to South and East to West parts of India for watching RRR & making the “Naatu Naatu” song a superhit. Naatu Naatu was not our song it was the song of the people of India. It gave us an avenue for the Oscars: Actor Ram Charan pic.twitter.com/MuXaCt6pOv
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2023
Meanwhile, Guneet Monga, at the airport, said that their documentary had big competition as there was another film in the category supported by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. She added that their film worked across countries and ages, and they received love from across the globe.
Mumbai | We had big competition. There was another film in our category which was supported by Malala (Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai). Our film worked across countries, ages…the kind of love we are getting from across the world, the film worked its magic: Guneet Monga,… https://t.co/MZguTY2x5h pic.twitter.com/Jwlch3RlOS
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2023
‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and created history by becoming the first Indian production to win an Oscar. Monga, however, won another Oscar in 2019 for the documentary short film, ‘Period: End of Sentence’ by Iranian American filmmaker Rayka Zehtabch.