Jr NTR And Ram Charan Were To Have Danced To Naatu Naatu At The Oscars – Here’s Why They Didn’t

Jr NTR and Ram Charan in a nonetheless from Naatu Naatu. (courtesy: RRRmovie)

New Delhi:

Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR dominated the ninety fifth Academy Awards in additional than only one approach. To start with, it received the Best Original Song. Other than that, singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava carried out the track dwell on the Oscars, which acquired a standing ovation from the viewers. Oscars producer Raj Kapoor, in an interview, revealed that the movie’s lead actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan had been initially purported to carry out on the Oscars too. However, they “did not feel comfortable performing the live number on stage,” he revealed.

“Originally, the two leads were going to be the stars of the number alongside the singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. The show was very instrumental in helping secure working visas for their team to be able to come to the US to be a part of the performance,” Raj Kapoor stated in an interview.

The Oscars producer added, “In late February, we were informed that Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr would be attending the Oscars, but they did not feel comfortable performing the live number on stage. The change was brought on because of their other professional commitments and the limited amount of time to rehearse. The original number was workshopped and rehearsed for two months and was shot over a period of 15 days. The Naatu Naatu performance for the Oscars was rehearsed in Los Angeles with professional dancers for a total of 18 hours of rehearsal and one 90-minute camera blocking.”

The Naatu Naatu dwell efficiency by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava on the Oscars, acquired a standing ovation from the viewers.

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Naatu Naatu was competing with tracks like Applause from Tell It Like A Woman, Hold My Hand from the film Top Gun: Maverick, Lift me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and This Is Life from Everything Everywhere All At Once to win the Best Original Song Oscar.