Indian film RRR bags two Golden Globe Award nominations

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SS Rajamouli-directed period movie 'RRR' has been nominated in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards to be held in January 2023.

Important facts

• The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has nominated 'RRR'. 

• The film has been nominated in two categories for Best Non-English Language Film and the film's song 'Naatu-Naatu' for Best Original Song.

• Earlier, there was a demand to send the film to Oscars as well, however, due to the official entry in that award function, this film was left behind.

• Recently, director SS Rajamouli has also received the New York Film Critics Circle Best Director Award for the film.

• 'RRR' is the only Indian film to make it to the International Award category.

• RRR has been released in many languages, this South film is being appreciated globally.

• 'RRR' is based on a pre-independence story woven around two real-life Indian revolutionaries - Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem - in the 1920s.

• The film, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead, was released worldwide in five languages in March.