Golden Globe Awards 2023: SS Rajamouli's RRR Loses Out On Best Picture-Non English to Argentina 1985
Argentina 1985, directed by Santiago Mitre, is based on real events and follows the events surrounding the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, which prosecuted the ringleaders of Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship.
SS Rajamouli's RRR lost out the Golden Globe award for the 'best picture-non English' to Argentina's historical drama Argentina, 1985. It was a bittersweet moment for the team of RRR as minutes earlier the movie's hit track "Naatu Naatu" won the award for the best original song–motion picture. Golden Globes 2023 Winners Live: Paul Walter Hauser Wins Best Supporting Actor - Television Limited Series/Motion Picture for Black Bird.
Argentina, 1985, directed by Santiago Mitre, is based on real events and follows the events surrounding the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, which prosecuted the ringleaders of Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship. The other nominees in Best Picture Non English category were Korean romantic mystery film Decision To Leave, German anti-war drama All Quiet on the Western Front, and French-Dutch coming-of-age drama Close. RRR Wins for Naatu Naatu Song: AR Rahman Congratulates MM Keeravani, SS Rajamouli and Team For Creating History For India at Golden Globes 2023!
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RRR follows a pre-Independence fictional story woven around two real-life Indian revolutionaries - Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem - in the 1920s. The film stars Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in key roles. Released theatrically last March, RRR reportedly made over Rs 1,200 crore at the global box office.
Earlier, the film's Telugu track Naatu Naatu, composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and sung by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, won the award for best original song. Keeravani accepted the trophy and thanked Rajamouli for his "vision". The veteran music composer also thanked the team behind the track, choreographer Prem Rakshith, lyricist Chandrabose and singers Sipligunj and Bhairava. RRR, a lavishly mounted period epic, is the first Indian film in over two decades to be nominated for the awards.