New Delhi: The Indian Telugu-language song 'Naatu Naatu', from the action thriller 'RRR', beat out Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga to win the 'Best Original Song' at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards. Composer M. M. Keeravani accepted the award on Tuesday night at the Beverly Hilton. He shared the honour with lyricist Chandrabose.


Ever since the award was announced, several celebrities including actor Alia Bhatt, musician AR Rahman, and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, among others, congratulated team RRR for their big win. Ram Charan And Jr. NTR have also taken to social media to share their experience. 


Jr. NTR who had danced on the number in the movie 'RRR', congratulated Rajamouli in his tweet and wrote, "Congratulations Sirji on your well-deserved Golden Globes award! I've danced to many songs throughout my career but 'Naatu Naatu' will forever stay close to my heart... "






Ram Charan also took to Instagram and shared pictures from the award ceremony. He captioned the post with, "& WE WON THE GOLDEN GLOBES"






S S Rajamouli also took to Twitter and posted a video thanking each and every fan for dancing to 'Naatu Naatu' and making the song a hit.


He wrote, "SPEECHLESS. Music truly knows no boundaries.  Congratulations & thank you PEDDANNA for giving me 'Naatu Naatu'. This one is special.  I thank each & every fan across the globe for shaking their leg & making it popular ever since the release."






A lot of celebrities along with fans took to the comments section to congratulate them on their massive win and sent their best wishes. 


When Marc Malkin of 'Variety' asked Ram Charan about the song, he said, "My knees still wobble talking about it today. It was a beautiful torture and look where it has got us." On being asked whether Rajamouli was hard on them during the terrific action sequences,  Rajamouli said that he took care of them like babies. 


He said, "I took care of them like babies. No one ever got hurt." to which Ram Charan added, "He spanked the babies too."


On the positive response 'RRR' has been getting in the run-up to the awards, Rajamouli said: "It humbles me that I get love from so many people." In the same spirit, NTR Jr had told 'Variety' in another red carpet interview: "We thought we had a winner, but it turned out to be more than a winner ... you don't expect this to happen."


There's no doubt that the song was a sensation not only in India but became a hit globally as well. When this track came on screen, the audience couldn't stop themselves from dancing. 


RRR is based on the lives of two real-life Indian revolutionary heroes — Alluri Sitaram Raju and Komaram Bheem — who lived in the 1920s. The film made its worldwide theatrical premiere on 24 March 2022.


(With input from IANS)