SS Rajamouli has constantly strived to deliver best films for his audience and with his last outing, RRR, the celebrated filmmaker has been making India proud for almost a year now. The film has been making waves ever since it hit the screens on March 24, 2022 and it emerges unstoppable ever since. The film is on a spree to win accolades and making new history.
Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR has now won three major trophies at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards (HCA) in a ceremony held on Friday evening.
Rajamouli took the centre stage as he accepted the Best Stunts Award for the film, and as usual, he did not forget to mention his country – India – and called it the land of cinema while subtly highlighting how we are the biggest cinema-producing country in the world.
However, it was SS Rajamouli's acceptance speech that caught everyone's attention and the filmmaker has instantly taken over the internet. He said, “A big thank you to all the members of the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) who thought RRR had the best stunts. Thanks, a lot. I must first thank my choreographer who has put in lots of effort to execute all the stunts. Juji [stunt master] helped them with some of the climax action sequences. And, to all the other choreographers who worked really hard and came to India and understood our vision. They changed their working style to suit our working style and delivered what we had today (sic).”
How I so want to hear him saying the same "Mera Bharat Mahaan, Jai Hind" on the #Oscars stage! Congratulations team #RRR once again! 🫡
— Vineeta Kumar (@vineeta_ktiwari) February 25, 2023
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The director expressed gratitude for his team and wonderful actors and said, "In the innumerable action shots in the whole film, there were hardly 2-3 shots where we used body doubles. The actors performed each and every stunt. They are wonderful guys. It is the combined effort of the whole team. I thank my whole team for this. We have put in 320 days of hard work to make this film, most of which were taken by the stunts. And, this recognition means a lot not just to me and my film but to the Indian film industry. Hope, we have these wings to fly further (sic).”
“And lastly, to my country itself, a land of wonderful stories – Bharat. Mera Bharat Mahaan, Jai Hind!” he concluded.
Rajamouli's acceptance speech rewarded him with a thunderous applause.
Meanwhile, people back at home, are waiting for the director and his team to fetch an Oscar for us and put India on a global map like never before. RRR has been nominated in the Best Original Song category at the Oscars this year.
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