The 95th Academy Awards was special for India as RRR’s song Naatu Naatu and documentary short The Elephant Whisperers lifted two trophies at the 2023 Oscars. proud and eager for more. Since Monday, everyone has only been talking about the moment when Naatu Naatu performed live on the international stage or when The Elephant Whisperers director Kartiki Gonsalves dedicated the victory to ‘motherland India’. Now, India’s Oscar win has also garnered praise in Parliament. On Tuesday, members of parliament congratulated the winners in the Rajya Sabha and said the boycott culture on social media should also end.
Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan expressed her happiness over India’s victory, saying: “This is just the beginning and I would like to congratulate the Indian people, for whom people in the West recognize the great works of filmmakers. Indians. The movie market is here.” , and not in America.”
Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said: “After this Oscar win, this boycott culture on social media should also come to an end.”
For his part, the Minister of the Union Piyush Goyal congratulated the creators of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and praised that it was driven by two women, making it a proud moment for India. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said: “These achievements reflect a global appreciation of the great talent, immense creativity and committed dedication of Indian artists. Indeed, another facet of our rise and global recognition.”
Many MPs also appreciated the rise of OTT as it gave The Elephant Whisperers a platform and reached out to the masses. “The documentary beautifully shows a connection between humans and animals, and the way India is moving towards digitization and creativity is something to be commended,” said BJD frontman Amar Pattnaik.
While RRR was released on Zee5 and Netflix after its theatrical release, The Elephant Whisperers is premiering directly on Netflix OTT platform.
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