Vice President congratulates the teams of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and
‘Naatu Naatu’ in the Rajya Sabha
The Vice President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulated the teams of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ in the Rajya Sabha today on their historic wins at the prestigious 95th Academy Awards. These Oscar wins mark a new recognition of the full spectrum of cinema that India produces, the Chairman highlighted in as he addressed the House during the second phase of the Budget Session.
Hon'ble Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulated India's historic wins at the #Oscars. He underlined that it is another facet of our global rise and recognition. pic.twitter.com/s5JcC1lG6K
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) March 14, 2023
Shri Dhankhar underlined that the success at the Oscars is yet another facet India’s global rise and recognition. “These achievements also reflect global appreciation of vast talent, immense creativity and sheer dedication of Indian artistes,” he added.
The Vice President expressed his conviction that these victories would further the internationalization of India’s film industry. A day before his congratulatory message in the Rajya Sabha, the Vice President had lauded ‘The Elephant Whisperer’ for ‘beautifully reflecting our deep connection with Nature’, and described the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ as a symbol of India’s dynamism and infectious energy.
Heartiest congratulations to the teams of #TheElephantWhisperers & #NaatuNaatu for their glorious #Oscar win!
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) March 13, 2023
The former beautifully reflects our deep connection with Nature, the latter is a symbol of India's dynamism and infectious energy. Your success makes every Indian proud!
The text of the Vice President’s speech in English is as follows:
Hon’ble Members, the 95th Academy Award function at Los Angeles was a moment of glory for us. “The Elephant Whisperers” Ms. Kartiki Gonsalves’ debut film won the Best Documentary Short Film Oscar and the song “Naatu Naatu” composed by Shri M.M. Keeravani, with lyrics by Shri Chandra Bose from S.S. Rajamouli’s Film RRR won the Oscar best original song.
The wins for “The Elephant Whisperers” and RRR mark a new recognition of full spectrum of cinema that India produces. This will further the internationalization of India’s film industry. These achievements also reflect global appreciation of vast talent, immense creativity and sheer dedication of Indian artistes. Another facet of our global rise and recognition.
On my own behalf and on behalf of this august House, I congratulate the entire team of artistes associated with the documentary “The Elephant Whisperers” and the movie RRR for this well earned and deserved recognition.
Following is the Hindi translation of the Vice President’s speech:
माननीय सदस्य, लॉस एंजिल्स में आयोजित 95वां अकादमी पुरस्कार समारोह हमारे लिए एक गौरव का क्षण था।
“द एलिफेंट व्हिस्परर्स” सुश्री कार्तिकी गोंजाल्विस की डेब्यू फिल्म ने बेस्ट डॉक्यूमेंट्री शॉर्ट फिल्म के लिए ऑस्कर जीता और एसएस राजामौली की फिल्म आरआरआर के श्री एम.एम. कीरावनी, द्वारा रचित व श्री चंद्र बोस द्वारा संगीतबद्ध “नाटू नाटू” गाने ने सर्वश्रेष्ठ मौलिक गाने के लिए ऑस्कर जीता।
“द एलिफेंट व्हिस्परर्स” और आरआरआर की इस जीत ने भारत में बनने वाले सिनेमा को एक नई पहचान दिलाई है। यह भारतीय फिल्म उद्योग के अंतर्राष्ट्रीयकरण को और आगे बढ़ाएगा। ये उपलब्धियां भारतीय कलाकारों की महान प्रतिभा, अपार रचनात्मकता और उनके पूर्ण समर्पण की वैश्विक सराहना को भी दर्शाती हैं। यह हमारे वैश्विक उत्थान और मान्यता का एक और प्रमाण है।
मैं अपनी ओर से और इस महती सभा की ओर से “द एलिफेंट व्हिस्परर्स” डॉक्यूमेंट्री और आरआरआर फिल्म से जुड़े कलाकारों की पूरी टीम को इस महान उपलब्धि के लिए बधाई देता हूँ।
