LOS ANGELES: In attendance at the Oscars on Sunday, Deepika Padukone introduced "Naatu Naatu," the film's best original song candidate (and eventual winner), during its performance.
In delivering the song, she underlined its anti-colonialist sentiments, but it's also "a tremendous banger," she remarked. She stated: "Electrifying sounds, an unstoppably catchy chorus, and matching killer dance moves have made this song a worldwide hit."
It plays during a crucial scene in "RRR," a film about the friendship of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, two real-life Indian rebels.
"It not only illustrates the anti-colonialist themes of the movie and is sung in Telugu, but it's also a total banger!" she said. Playback singers Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj accompanied a group of vivacious dancers during the "Naatu Naatu" performance.
Despite the fact that Padukone is most well-known for her Hindi-language movies, she began her career in South Indian cinema with the Kannada-language film "Aishwarya." The 37-year-old, who is already a global icon, has had a significant year outside of India.
She also served on the jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival in May. At the World Cup final in Qatar, she walked out with former Spain goalie Iker Casillas holding the trophy.
While at the stage of Oscars, she said, "Millions of people have watched it on Tik Tok and YouTube. The first song from an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar, it has crowds dancing in movie theatres all over the world. Have you met Naatu? since you're about to if you don't. This is Naatu Naatu from the movie RRR.’’
Following the performance, there was a standing ovation. Fans were in awe at seeing her on the Oscars stage, as her speech is currently going viral on social media.
Many described it as a "proud moment," and others remarked on how polite she appeared. A different individual commented that Deepika Padukone's presentation was excellent.
‘I admired how she paused occasionally to joyously acknowledge the applause and hollers. Felt less contrived and more natural’, posted another user.
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