Ram was ready to perform 'Naatu Naatu' at Oscars; says did not get any call

RRR star Ram Charan said he wanted to perform on the Academy Awardwinning track Naatu Naatu at the 95th edition of the OscarsDuring Sundays ceremony in Los Angeles dancers belonging to different ethnicities performed on the foottapping number sung live on the Dolby Theatre stage by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava Charan said the dance troupe was fantastic with their performanceI was 100 per cent ready to get that call but I truly dont know what happened But lets not talk about it because the troupe who did it there they were fantastic and they did a better job than us the 37yearold actor saidCharan who landed in the national capital earlier in the day was speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023 I have done it so many times and on so many stages now its for us to relax and enjoy the show and see somebody else perform for India I feel it is no longer our song it is Indias song Its the people who have taken us to the carpet he said at the eventAlso Read lsquoNo pressure only pleasurersquo says RRR cowriter KV Vijayendra PrasadNaatu Naatu which was originally picturised on Charan and Jr NTR in the SS Rajamoulidirected period action film created history after it won the Best Original Song Oscar The trophy was received by composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist ChandraboseCharan said the films Oscar win is just another feather on the hat as he believes audiences love is the biggest reward I was just fortunate to be in the midst of that celebration That kind of an event weve been seeing it I was a fanboy of the Academy since I was a kidBut nothing is more than the audience and the theatre that is my biggest award What India has given us is my biggest award and rest everything was another feather on the hat he saidThe win for Naatu Naatu is a recognition for the collective Indian film industry said the actor It is such an honour What this acknowledgment did to us not us but for India its for technicians and directors from Satyajit Ray to Rajamouli now we have all been recognisedThis is a unique acknowledgment our industry has got and for us to just represent that and be a part of it was definitely a responsibility It was weighing on my shoulder but I was just enjoying the moment That was more important than getting tense about the awardCharan believes the Academy and its voters have appreciated good cinema and the excellence of director Rajamouli and his great team of MM Keeravani and ChandraboseRRR or Rise Roar Revolt is a preindependence fictional story following two reallife Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju Charan and Komaram Bheem Jr NTR in the 1920sCharan and Jr NTR had been friends before they worked on RRR and it needed somebody like Rajamouli to bring them together on the big screen If not for Mr Rajamouli I swear I dont think we would have done this combination for any other director Everything we have earned and built our careers they used to say we were the rival families for 35 years but we never had it personallyAnd to bring both of us together to put our trust in somebody it has to be Rajamouli and he knows that It will only happen because of him he addedCharan who earlier starred in Rajamoulis 2009 Telugu hit Magadheera said he enjoys working with filmmakers who are quite a taskmasterI like somebody who puts me on my feet It keeps me up and going Every time you think Wow I have learnt enough and I know it all you work with Rajamouli and he will tell you its just the beginningAlso ReadOscars 2023 This actually happenedIts like going back to school I always learn something new he always gives the best career hits with every actor be it Prabhas Jr NTR or myselfAsked about movies from the south having their big moment now the actor said it all started with Rajamoulis twopart Baahubali series At the same time Charan believes stories rooted in Indian culture will always make an impact in western marketsWe have so many industries from Bengal to Tamil Nadu in the south we have fantastic directors I feel what will make an impact with the West or in Japan or Australia is the stories of our soil that should come out Magadheera was like that Lagaan was like thatIndia has so much of all of this and the West and the global audience is ready to accept somebody who is original and India has many original directors many states who have their own beauty music and storytelling That is what I feel will transcend he saidThe Indian film industry is one unit and theres no more Telugu Bengali or Bollywood Hindi cinema Charan saidThis is Indian cinema I want the global audience to feel that all of us are one cinema he added Charan was also quizzed about the rumours that he might make his Hollywood debut soonI dont know I would leave it in LA what I said We are seeing something working on something Its too early for me to say Who doesnt wish Everybody wishes and all of us want to work in every industry where talent is appreciated and that is why I want to work thereApart from the Telugu song Netflixs Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers directed by debutante Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga also became the maiden Indian production to win in the Documentary Short Film categoryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever