Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted last night’s Oscars, mentioned Blockbuster. RRR As a Bollywood movie in his opening monologue. This seemingly innocuous comment provoked an angry reaction on Twitter, but also resulted in an important distinction being made.
RRRwas hailed as an international blockbuster(opens in new tab) and aesthetic spectacle won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film’s topical dance number, ‘Naatu Naatu’, beat out four English-language entries in this category and made history as the first song in an Indian film to win an Oscar. (The first song won by an Indian songwriter was ‘Jai Ho’ by composer AR Rahman. slumdog millionaire(opens in new tab) in 2009.)
Indians around the world celebrated their victory(opens in new tab) By composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose. Many online raised an important point at the same time. The recognition of this Telugu song marks the landing of South Indian Cinema, or Tollywood, on the world stage.
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Indian cinema has been lumped together for a long time. However, the distinctive methods of storytelling, production and production belong to different regions of the country.Bollywood, which refers to Hindi cinema, presents a predominantly North Indian perspective and storytelling. This is an often mentioned part of Indian cinema, the historical lens through which the West has witnessed Indian filmmaking. However, the ubiquity of the term has been criticized for sidelining regional cinema and sweeping all Indian cinema under one umbrella.
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Kimmel was found guilty of this mistake, showing how much Indian cinema is converging when it comes to conversations about Indian cinema. Meanwhile, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, who performed “Naatu Naatu” before performing the song on the Academy Awards stage, said the song was in Telugu and the film was made in India. increase.
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There are also criticisms, especially for live performances(opens in new tab) of natu natu(opens in new tab), in that mainly non-Indian creators and artists were chosen to participate in the choreography and dance. Given that the song and film were crowned with both their culture and originality, many have criticized the lack of inclusion of South Asian artists in this moment.
RRR’The Oscar is one of two awards given to the country this year. Elephant Whisperer(opens in new tab) — Indo-American Tamil Features — Won Best Documentary Short Subject.South Asian talent also celebrated at star-studded pre-Oscars event(opens in new tab)was hosted by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Anjula Acharya and co-chaired by Mindy Kaling, Malala Yousafzai, Kumail Nanjiani, Kal Penn and Aziz Ansari. The second annual gala honored this year’s Oscar nominees. RRR, pakistani movies Joyland(opens in new tab)Indian documentaries everything you breathe.
in a champagne carpet interview(opens in new tab), Padukone said that this was “an exciting time for Indian cinema”. Her choice of wording is very important. The growth of Tollywood cinema and South Indian cinema as a whole has expanded rapidly in recent years.(opens in new tab), which paves the way for Indian talent to be recognized and uplifted outside Bollywood. An immeasurable victory for India, RRR The Academy Awards celebration should also be noted for its broader national representation.
