Oscars 2023: Netizens Are Furious As Host Jimmy Kimmel Calls RRR A `Bollywood Movie`; Read Tweets

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MARCH 15,2023

Oscars 2023 took the internet by storm after Indian movies like RRR and The Elephant Whisperer swept away the Academy Awards with a remarkable win. RRR's popular song Naatu Naatu was not only performed at this year's Oscars but also won the Best Original Song award. It became the first song by an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar. However, as happy as news this is, netizens are equally frustrated after Oscar 2023 host Jimmy Kimmel called RRR a 'Bollywood movie.'

Jimmy Kimmel Calls RRR A 'Bollywood' Movie

S.S. Rajamouli's masterpiece is a tale of two Indian revolutionaries that explores their friendship away from home while they fight ruthless British dominance. Headlined by Ram Charan and Jr, NTR, the Telugu movie was released across the world in five different languages - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. However, it remains to be an authentic blockbuster from the South.

Jimmy Kimmel opened the Oscars evening with Naatu Naatu's iconic performance. He said, "This year we are not gonna play you off stage instead we have a group of performers from the movie RRR who are going to dance you offstage." Later, while talking about the movie, he went on to call RRR a 'Bollywood' movie. And of course, this didn't go well with the netizens and Twitteratis.

See how Twitteratis reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's Comment On RRR is a Bollywood movie

Sharing the video, several fans took to Twitter and expressed their frustration. While one wrote, "Not even 15 minutes in and Jimmy Kimmel called RRR Bollywood ugh," another user said, "Jimmy Kimmel saying RRR is a Bollywood film is my last straw cause how is someone so lousy god I cannot take this."

Naatu Naatu Bags An Oscar

Ram Charan and Jr. NTR starrer Naatu Naatu won the Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, making India proud. Along with this, singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava even performed the track, making the audience enthralled with the performance. Dancer Lauren Gottlieb along with the team set the stage on fire with their power-packed performance.

Indian short film helmed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga titled The Elephant Whisperer also won the Oscar in the Best Short Documentary category.

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