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“Naatu Naatu”, the irrepressible, fun number from the blockbuster “RRR”, danced its way to a Golden Globe as the ‘best original song-motion picture’ — and to Indian showbiz history — at a star spangled awards ceremony here.
The song, which beat the likes of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, to win the coveted award is the first time that an Indian production has won a Golden Globe.
Organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the prestigious awards, which mark the beginning of the Hollywood season that ends with the Oscars, were presented here on Tuesday night.
“RRR” had also been nominated in the ‘best picture-non English’ category and lost out to Argentina’s historical drama Argentina, 1985.
But there was compensation aplenty.
“And the Globe goes to ‘Naatu Naatu’ ‘RRR’,” actor Jenna Ortega announced on stage to loud cheers from the ‘RRR’ team.
The track has been composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and voiced by singers Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj.
Keeravaani thanked director S S Rajamouli for his “vision” as he accepted the award.
“It has been an age-old practice to say that this award actually belongs to someone else. So I was planning to not say those words when I get an award like this, but I’m sorry to say that I’m going to repeat the tradition because I mean my words.
“This award belongs to, in order of priority, my brother and the director of the movie, SS Rajamouli for his vision. I thank him for this constant trust in my work and support,” Keeravaani said.
As Indian cinema fans woke up on Monday to the news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the “RRR” team and said it was a very special accomplishment.
“This prestigious honour has made every Indian very proud,” the prime minister tweeted.
Rajamouli said he was “speechless”.
“Music truly knows no boundaries,” the director tweeted with a behind-the-scenes video of the team celebrating the win during the ceremony.
