Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s directorial outing RRR starring superstars Ram Charan and Jr NTR not only took India by a storm but also created a euphoric frenzy in the West. At the time when Rajamouli was busy campaigning for the representation of his film at this year’s Oscars, it was screened at Los Angeles’ TCL Chinese Theatre on January 9 and to everyone’s surprise, the tickets for it were sold out in a matter of just 98 seconds. The film went on to the grab the attention of many heavyweights in Hollywood and a while back, it made history as it bagged the prestigious Golden Globe Award in the Best Original Song category for Naatu Naatu and a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. And recently, the hit track received a nomination for the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards.
Along with the audience here, members of the Indian film fraternity are also exhilarated with the honour. Last year, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has predicted an Oscar nomination for Rajamouli’s visual extravaganza. And now, in an exclusive interaction with News18, Anurag, who has heaped praises on the film on multiple occasions, tells us that RRR is a success story in the West largely because of the fact that it is rooted in Indian culture. He says, “Movies from down South are still grounded and they still look like Indian films. RRR is all about its storytelling and for the global audience, Naatu Naatu is a visually incredible song because it’s rooted.”
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