New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Telugu cinema veteran Chiranjeevi and his son, “RRR” star Ram Charan, and congratulated them on the Oscar win of the music “Naatu Naatu”.
The foot-tapping observe from SS Rajamouli’s directorial gained the Best Original Song Oscar at the ninety fifth Academy Awards.
Shah met the father-son duo right here on Friday evening on the sidelines of the India Today Conclave 2023.
Later in a Twitter publish, the house minister stated Telugu movie trade has influenced India’s “culture & economy” considerably.
“Delighted meeting @KChiruTweets and @AlwaysRamCharan- two legends of Indian Cinema. The Telugu film industry has significantly influenced India’s culture & economy. Have congratulated Ram Charan on the Oscar win for the Naatu-Naatu song and the phenomenal success of the RRR’,” Shah tweeted alongside pictures from the meeting.
Charan thanked the house minister for appreciating the efforts of staff “RRR”.
“Truly an honour to meet our Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah Ji at the @IndiaToday Conclave. Thank you sir for appreciating the efforts of @RRRMovie team,” he posted on Twitter.
His father Chiranjeevi additionally expressed gratitude to Shah.
“Thank you Shri @AmitShah ji for your Hearty Wishes & Blessings to @AlwaysRamCharan on behalf of Team #RRR for a successful Oscar Campaign & bringing home the First ever Oscar for an Indian Production! Thrilled to be present on this occasion!” he wrote.
“RRR” (Rise Roar Revolt) is a pre-independence fictional story following two real-life Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) within the Nineteen Twenties.
Apart from the Telugu music, Netflix’s Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers, directed by debutante Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, additionally grew to become the maiden Indian manufacturing to win within the Documentary Short Film class.
