With Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films receiving global recognition, you will find several Bollywood celebrities congratulating and rooting for the film industries down south. Especially after yesterday, when the film ‘RRR’ received a Golden Globe Award for its song ‘Naatu Naatu’, it was made clear that South Indian film industries are the ones who are making the kind of content that can put Indian cinema on the global map.
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Out of the many celebrities that showered the ‘RRR’ team with congratulatory messages, Shahrukh Khan was one. After filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli praised the trailer for ‘Pathaan’, SRK tweeted that he celebrated the team’s Golden Globe moment by dancing to ‘Naatu Naatu’ early in the morning.
Sir just woke up and started dancing to Naatu Naatu celebrating your win at Golden Globes. Here’s to many more awards & making India so proud!! https://t.co/Xjv9V900Xo
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 11, 2023
He also tweeted to Ram Charan, who was the lead actor in the film, and with immense humility requested that he may be allowed to touch the Oscar award if and when the ‘RRR’ team brings it to India. For those who do not know, ‘RRR’ has been shortlisted in the Best Original Song category at the upcoming Oscars, reported Indian Express.
Thank u so much my Mega Power Star @alwaysramcharan. When ur RRR team brings Oscar to India, please let me touch it!!
(Mee RRR team Oscar ni intiki tecchinappudu okkasaari nannu daanini touch cheyyanivvandi! )
Love you.— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 10, 2023
Of course @iamsrk Sir!
The award belongs to Indian Cinema❤️ https://t.co/fmiqlLodq3— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) January 10, 2023
Amidst all this, a Twitter user @StarkAditya_ pointed out that SRK might just be the only mainstream actor who advocated for ‘RRR’ to be pitched to the Oscars.
Pardon the ignorance if any, but is he the only mainstream Indian actor who advocated for RRR oscars pitch?? Like on few occasions i came across and watched Bollywood and other rival south india industries people saving their face to root for RRR in open. https://t.co/WIdtnSu0Fa
— 𝗔𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗮 (@StarkAditya_) January 11, 2023
Not just that. Another user @itzzrashmi shared screenshots wherein we see SRK openly supporting South Indian films like ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Makkhi’ way back in 2015 and 2012, respectively, when supporting films from down south hadn’t become such an online ‘trend’.
He supported Rajamouli even before it was cool to hype South. He sees them as Indian filmmakers/actors/movies. Most secure guy. https://t.co/9XEg0kUrf4 pic.twitter.com/vSsVS52o8A
— r ★ (@itzzRashmi) January 11, 2023
At a time when actors seldom support each other’s films because of cut-throat competition, this is refreshing to see!