Oscar: Academy Awards

Great times.  We had three nominations two won. It shows how important winning is, and it needs lot of hard work.  In a historic first, India had three nominations at the Oscars. Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes was among five films competing in the long documentary format, but lost out to Daniel Roher’s Navalny, a profile of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.

Come what may there would be people to troll and make fun of you. It's up to each of us to choose our reactions. 
 

It was the power of two this time, two awards, for two each...

TheElephantWhisperers, helmed by Kartiki Gonsalves, follows a couple, Bomman and Bellie, who adopt two orphaned elephants in Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. 

To the two women who brought home the Oscars for the ElephantWhisperers, here, take a bow! Congratulations to Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga on this big proud win for India!

In her acceptance speech, Gonsalves, who was flanked by Guneet Monga, said, “I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world, for the respect of indigenous communities, and empathy towards other living beings we share space with and finally, for coexistence.” She dedicated her award to “my mother and India”.

While presenting Naatu Naatu’s performance at the ceremony, Deepika said, “An irresistibly catchy chorus, electrifying beats, and killer dance moves to match have made this next song a global sensation. It plays during a pivotal scene in RRR, a movie about the friendship between real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. In addition to being sung in Telugu and illustrating the film’s anti-colonialist themes, it’s also a total banger. It’s got millions of views on YouTube and Tiktok, has audiences dancing in movie theatres all around the world, and is also the first song ever from an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar. Do you know Naatu? Because if you don't, then you are about to." The electrifying performance got a standing ovation from the audience.

And Amul remains the best: