LOS ANGELES — Do you know ... naatu? The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping "Naatu Naatu," from Indian blockbuster "RRR," won the Oscar for original song, making history in the process.
With music by composer M.M. Keeravani and lyrics by Chandrabose, the infectious Telugu-language dance number from director S.S. Rajamouli's crossover action hit is the first song from an Indian film to be nominated, and win, in its category.
Previously, in 2009, Indian composer A.R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" won the original song Oscar for Danny Boyle's U.K. production "Slumdog Millionaire." But the vast majority of winners spanning the category's nearly 90 years in existence have been English-language songs from Hollywood films.
