Indian cinema has gone from winning two Oscars in all its lifetime -- a lifetime achievement Honorary Oscar for Satyajit Ray, one for Bhanu Hathaiya for Costume Design in Gandhi -- to adding three more in the same day. Wow.
Ram Charan has left for the US to join M M Keeravaani for the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles on March 12.
He then broke into a riff on the Carpenters hit song Top Of The World and sang, 'There was only one wish on my mind... RRR has to win, pride of every Indian... and must put me on the top of the world.'
'They are perhaps the only night when the stars, those celestial seraphs, become as vulnerable, as doggedly human, as the rest of us.'
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'We didn't expect the film to be recognised at this level; we focused on making an honest and simple film.' 'We didn't have any expectations even like being appreciated at festivals.'
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
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'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'
'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'
Tennis champion Serena Williams glammed it up in Hollywood.
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'It is a film with a good human concept that would touch people around the world.' 'We are honouring a film that deserves to be at the Oscars.'
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Financial details of Oscar's transfer to Shanghai SIPG from English Premier League club Chelsea have not been released, but media reports have suggested Shanghai paid 60 million euros ($62.6 million) to lure the 25-year-old to the Chinese super league club.
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'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
'In our Indian content, you always see the mother is presented a bit differently.' 'But in this show, the mother is the one who's most glamorous and she is the bombshell of the show.'
Bomman and Bellie, stars of the Oscar-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers, were the special guests at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023 event on Thursday.
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The CSK owners present a cheque for Rs 500,000 in favour of the Mudumalai Tiger Conservation Foundation.
Chelsea have signed Brazil midfielder Oscar, the English Premier League club said.
Bomman and Bellie, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.
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The best film won. Until it didn't. Or, depending on where you stand, vice versa.
'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'
Mumbai based company The Rhythm & Hues Studio that did 25 per cent of visual effects work for The Golden Compass won the Oscar for best visual effects.
The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.
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