Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR won the Academy Award 2023 in the Best Song category. It was the first song from any Indian production to win the award. Meanwhile, the Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short Subject at the 95th Academy Awards.
The cricket fraternity congratulated both teams for making India proud and shared heartwarming messages. Here’s how the cricket world reacted:
Naatu Naatu all the way.
Congratulations to the entire team of on bringing Indian Cine𝓰ma glory.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Two Oscars for INDIA
WOHOOOOOOO🎉❤️❤️❤️
TWO WOMEN helmed it for and it's India's FIRST ever PRODUCTION winning an OSCAR
RRR wins for original song . Well done
Proud Indian 🇮🇳
— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Naatu Naatu and The Elephant Whisperers win the
An incredibly proud moment for💦 the creative geniuses our wonderful country has. 🥳�✅�👏👏 Jai Hind 🇮🇳— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Jumbo MoRRRning India! 🥳
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Oscar Fire Idhi 🔥 making us all proud once again by bringing in INDIA's first ever in the Original Song category 😍 wins the Oscar for the best Original Song 💪
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
One of the finest moments for Indian Cinema.
Congratulations to ♈Keeravani garu, Chandra Bose, Rajamouli garu and the entire crew of for making history by winning the prestigious Award for the Best Original Song for .— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)