Naatu Naatu by RRR wins the best original song Oscar in 2023.

The blockbuster Telugu-language movie RRR's song Naatu Naatu created history by being the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

During the 95th Academy Awards, the hit song won Best Original Song, defeating superstars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna.

Audiences all around the world have been enthralled by its entrancing pace and movement.

The Elephant Whisperers, which won in the category of Best Documentary Short Film, earned India a second Oscar.

The documentary is the first Indian film to win in this category; it depicts the tale of a couple who look for an injured young elephant after it becomes separated from its herd.

The Elephant Whisperers shows the intimate link that forms between the human and elephant as they learn to cohabit. The film was shot in the beautiful Nilgiri highlands in southern India.

But, Naatu Naatu, a Telugu term that means "raw" or "rustic," which is a thunderous song that has people all around the world bopping to its beats, was India's major winner.

When the song won the Golden Globe for best original song in January, it already broke new ground for India. The Critics' Choice Award for best song was also given to it in the same month.

MM Keeravani, the song's composer, stated the song was "the pride of every Indian" as he accepted the Oscar.

He referred to The Carpenters, an American music duet, as the artists he had grown up listening to, and he performed the rest of his address to the tune of their popular song Top of the World.

He added that RRR had "placed me on the top of the globe," to the amusement and acclaim of the audience.

To show their joy over the song's victory, many Indians have used Twitter.

The song has "cemented its place in history," according to N Chandrababu Naidu, a prominent politician from the two southern Indian states where Telugu is spoken. This is undoubtedly the best moment in Indian cinema, and Telugus doing it is even more remarkable, he remarked.

The victory was dedicated to "all our fantastic fans across the world," according to the movie's official Twitter account, who described it as a "surreal event."

One of Naatu Naatu's vocalists, Kaala Bhairava, told The Hollywood Reporter thought the song was deserving of an award since it was "rooted to its nativity" upon arriving at the ceremony.

The Oscars' most beautiful aspect, according to him, is when individuals from all over the world come together to represent their own cultures and creative forms and have those representations valued by other nations and groups.

At the occasion, the song was also sung by Mr. Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj. The audience gave the energetic performance a standing ovation.

• The appeal of the Indian epic RRR to Western audiences

As the movie was released in the US last year, the upbeat song became a worldwide phenomenon.

The video for the song was taken in 2021 in front of the Mariinskyi Palace, which serves as the official house of the president of Ukraine. It depicts the film's leading men, Ram Charan and Jr. NTR, dancing enthusiastically.

The vivacious choreography served as the inspiration for a number of Instagram reels and social media dance trends.

A British commander is brought to his knees by two independence fighters in a "fight sequence" in the movie Naatu Naatu, according to the director of the movie, SS Rajamouli, who spoke to Vanity Fair.

Two rebels who struggle against British authority in India are the subject of the historical fantasy RRR, also known as Rise, Roar, Revolt.

• India honours the RRR song with a historic Golden Globe

It's been a while since I've been this excited about a movie. A 200-person team and 150 dancers worked 12 hours a day for 15 days to film the song.

The song uses a number of folk-related themes as well as beats that are typical of Telugu-speaking areas in India's folk music.