Will India make a splash at Golden Globes 2023? All eyes on SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’

This yr, director SS Rajamouli‘s magnum opus ‘RRR‘, which made a lifetime box-office assortment of Rs 1,200 crore (worldwide), earned two nominations on the controversial awards ceremony.

The Telugu movie – which was additionally launched in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – has been nominated for the Finest Image – Non English and Finest Unique Track – Movement Image classes.

Within the Finest Image – Non English section, the blockbuster is competing towards the Korean romantic thriller ‘Choice To Go away’, German anti-war drama ‘All Quiet on the Western Entrance’, Argentine historic drama ‘Argentina, 1985’, and French-Dutch coming-of-age drama ‘Shut’.

So far as the Finest Unique Track – Movement Image class is worried, the fast-paced Telugu observe ‘Naatu Naatu’, composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, is up towards Taylor Swift’s ‘Carolina’ from ‘The place The Crawdads Sing’, ‘Ciao Papa’ from ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’, Girl Gaga’s ‘Maintain My Hand’ from ‘High Gun: Maverick’ and Rihanna’s ‘Carry Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly’.

The movie has acquired rave opinions from filmmakers like The Russo Brothers, Edgar Wright, Scott Derrickson and James Gunn.’RRR’, the primary a part of the trilogy, is the primary Indian movie in over 20 years to be nominated for awards. Earlier than this, ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988) and ‘Monsoon Marriage ceremony’ (2001), each directed by Mira Nair, had been nominated within the Overseas Language Movie class (now known as Finest Image – Non English class).The pan-India film stars Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn within the main roles. Set in pre-Independence, the fictional story is impressed by real-life Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.

The official Twitter deal with of Golden Globes additionally shared a sneak peek of the ballroom.

As a part of its variety transfer, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organisation behind the awards, has put in place reforms and new ethics guidelines this yr. Amongst roughly 200 present voters, practically 52 per cent are racially and ethnically various, together with 10 per cent who’re Black.

Whereas Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg will return as organisers of the occasion, Tom Cruise is predicted to offer the ceremony a miss. After the 2021 controversy, the ‘High Gun: Maverick’ star returned his three Globe trophies in protest.

Comic Jerrod Carmichael will host the three-hour ceremony, whereas veteran actor Eddie Murphy will obtain a lifetime achievement award. Director Quentin Tarantino and actor Jamie Lee Curtis are listed among the many presenters.

The place to observe
The Golden Globe Awards will probably be held on the Beverly Hilton Lodge in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, followers in India can stream the reside telecast on Lionsgate Play on January 11 from 6.30 am onwards. The pink carpet ceremony will start at 5.30 am.

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