Oscars 2023: RRR director SS Rajamouli had to buy tickets for himself and the RRR team including Ram Charan, Jr NTR, and their family members to attend the Oscars. The film’s track Naatu Naatu won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
According to a report, only Naatu Naatu composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandra Bose were eligible for a free pass. The rest of the RRR team, including filmmaker SS Rajamouli, actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR, and their family had to buy tickets to watch the event live. The award ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 12.
SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan and Jr NTR along with their families had reached Los Angeles in advance for the film’s promotion. They attended the prestigious event to witness the historical moment live. A report says Rajamouli purchased tickets for everybody to attend the Oscars.
One ticket for Rs 20 lakh
According to information, one single ticket to Oscar 2023 was priced at $25,000, which is around ₹20.6 Lakhs. According to the Academy Awards crew, only the awardees and their family members were eligible for a free pass, while everyone else had to pay for a ticket to watch the event live.
And there is more. While it came as a surprise that Rajamouli and his team did not get free entry to the Oscars, some fans were upset with the organisers for giving the RRR team the last row in the hall.
In videos that were widely circulated after Naatu Naatu’s Oscar win, RRR’s director SS Rajamouli and his team were seated in the last row, while MM Keeravani and Chandra Bose were seated in front along with the other Oscar nominees.
“Why were they sitting at the back,” asked a fan. “It’s a disgrace why rrr team is sitting at back,” commented another on a post by The Hollywood Reporter.
RRR team accpmpanied by family
SS Rajamouli was accompanied by his wife Rama, son SS Kartikeya, and the other family members. Ram Charan was accompanied by his wife Upasana Kamineni, while Jr NTR attended the event without his family.
Jr NTR and Ram Charan featured in the original video of the Oscar-winning song Naatu Naatu. Earlier, a section of the internet was quick to show its disappointment over the lack of representation during the Naatu Naatu Oscar performance as all the dancers, who performed with Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, were not from India.
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