The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards given away every year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States for artistic and technical excellence in cinema.
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In this exclusive conversation, actor and director Anupam Kher discusses his film 'Tanvi The Great' making the eligibility list for the 98th Academy Awards, alongside 'Kantara Chapter One'. Kher expresses his excitement, stating, 'it's a great feeling and it just validates my belief that if you make good films, they find their path.' He notes the pride he feels in representing a modern India, not one of poverty or stereotypes, but one that 'celebrates the largeness of India.' Kher also shares his admiration for 'Kantara', revealing he watched it in theatres with his mother and brother and personally congratulated director Rishabh Shetty. He highlights how the two films represent diverse aspects of Indian storytelling, one rooted in tradition and the other in modern aspiration.
In this breaking news report, India Today’s Sana Farzeen details the historic achievement of the film ‘Homebound’ making it to the 2026 Oscars shortlist. Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and produced by Karan Johar, the movie has been shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. Farzeen notes, ‘It just tells the story of Indian, a very true Indian story of the brotherhood that people share in this country.’ The film stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor and explores themes of the caste system and the pandemic.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and congratulated the entire RRR team for winning the Golden Globe Award. PM Modi took to Twitter and congratulated the RRR team and wrote how this honour has made 'every Indian very proud.' SS Rajamouli's magnum opus won its first Golden Globe Award in the Original Song category.
Congratulations poured in from all quarters for the RRR team after a historic win at the Golden Globe Award 2023. Hit track Naatu Naatu won the best original song at the Golden Globes this year. This is the first time an Indian film has won a Golden Globe Award.
In a first for India, the film RRR earned its first Golden Globes for the year in the Best Original Song category for Naatu Naatu. The song was composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairavi and Rahul Sipligunj. MM Keeravaani received the award and thanked the fans globally for all the love. I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening.
It’s time to go ‘Naatu Naatu'! SS Rajamouli’s RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ won Oscars for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. But do you know that there's the Oscar Curse for winners who’ve reached the highest level of industry acclaim? What exactly is the Oscars Curse? Watch here.
Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR has won the Oscar in the Best Song category. It had to beat the other nominees in the category which included Applause (Tell It Like a Woman), Hold My Hand (Top Gun Maverick), Lift Me Up (Black Pather Wakanda Forever), and This is a Life (Everything Everywhere All at Once). Music director MM Keeravaani accepted the award with a Namaste. With this, the film became the first song from any Indian production to win the award. It is the second Indian song to win this prestigious award, after Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire won one in 2009 in the same category.
