Golden Globes: 'RRR' creates history; 'Naatu Naatu' wins Best Song
In a proud moment for India, RRR has created history in the West by becoming the first Indian film to bag a Golden Globe Award. It won the prestigious award for Naatu Naatu in the Best Song category. This is for the first time that an Indian film got nominated in this category, and also got to take away the award home.
'RRR' beat Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, more
Those competing in the Best Song category, other than RRR were Taylor Swift for Carolina (Where the Crawdads Sing) and Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice for Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick). Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler for Lift Me Up (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro for Ciao Papa (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio) were also competing.
No Golden Globe in Best Non-English Film for 'RRR'
RRR was nominated in two categories, Best Song and Best Non-English Film. While it did win for Naatu Naatu, the Best Non-English Film Award was won by Argentinan film, Argentina, 1985. The other nominations in this category apart from RRR and Argentina, 1985 included All Quiet on the Western Front from Germany, Close from Belgium, and Decision to Leave from South Korea.
'RRR' family at the Golden Globes 2023
The Golden Globe Awards 2023 was attended by SS Rajamouli and the film's lead actors Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, who played the characters of freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetaramaraju. RRR's music director, MM Keeravani also joined the team in Los Angeles. Keeravani went on to the stage to pick up the award. Along with them was Charan's wife, Upasana.
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M. M. Keeravani wins the award for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture at the #GoldenGlobes. pic.twitter.com/BRzSbFZLuZ
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Other international wins by 'RRR'
While Naatu Naatu was adjudged as the Best Song at the Golden Globes, Rajamouli's RRR has bagged some other international awards, too. The film which raked in over Rs. 1,200 crore worldwide, won a Best Director award at the New York Film Critics Circle awards. The historic fiction has also submitted itself to the Academy Awards under various categories for consideration.
