India at Oscars 2023 | Moments from Oscars 2023 That Will Live On in Desi Memories

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Historic Day
History was made at the 95th Oscar awards when “Naatu Naatu” became the first song from an Indian production to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Double the Joy
Before that, The Elephant Whisperers, produced by Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, became the first Indian production to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.

Top of the World with M.M. Keeravani
Keeravani said he’d grown up listening to The Carpenters and then sang a few lines from their hit song, “Top of the World” with improvised lyrics.

“To my motherland, India.”
In her acceptance speech, Gonsalves said, “I stand here today to speak on the sacred bond between us and our natural world...Thank you to the Academy for recognizing our film...To Netflix for believing in the power of this film. To Boman Belli, for sharing their sacred tribal wisdom. … To my motherland, India.”

Queen Deepika Padukone
Everyone talks about how intimidating it is to stand on the Oscar stage, face to face with Hollywood’s finest, but Padukone was the epitome of easy elegance as she introduced the live performance of “Naatu Naatu”.

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