Oscars 2023: Jason Blum’s Big RRR Prediction – “If I’m Right…”

Oscars 2023: According to a Hollywood producer, Team RRR is destined for the pinnacle of award success. The film is up for two Golden Globes (which will be presented this evening in Los Angeles, early tomorrow morning in India time), and if Jason Blum is correct, RRR will also win the Academy Award for Best Picture. On Sunday, the CEO of Blumhouse Productions (creators of films such as Get Out and Paranormal Activity) tweeted this big Oscar prediction: “I’m going with RRR for the best picture.”

You heard it here first. Please make a note of it. “If I’m correct, I’m going to give myself an Oscar.” In a subsequent tweet, Mr. Blum clarified that he had no vested interest in the outcome. “It’s RRR season.” Don’t pass it up. And no, I’m not in any way involved. I also don’t know anyone associated with the film. “Just look at it,” He put pen to paper.

RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli, has applied for consideration in several Oscar categories and is one of 301 films eligible for the awards. The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24.

Meanwhile, Rajamouli and his stars, Ram Charan and Jr. NTR, will attend the Golden Globes, where RRR is nominated for Best Non-English Feature Film and Best Original Song for the globally successful Naatu Naatu.

International audiences, including celebrities, have embraced RRR. Over the weekend, Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain praised the film. “Watching this film was such a party,” she tweeted after retweeting a post about it. In response to the actress’ tweet, the producers wrote, “Jessica, your enjoyment of RRR made us happy.”

RRR is based on two legendary freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharamaraju and Komaram Bheem, and is set in the 1920s. It has a strong cast that includes Ram Charan and Jr NTR in lead roles. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Olivia Morris, Samuthirakani, Alison Doody, and Ray Stevenson also appear. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and, unsurprisingly, an overwhelming response from audiences both in India and around the world, grossing over Rs. 1,200 crores.

RRR was simultaneously released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam around the world. The film was also released in Japan and the United States.

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RRR, Kantara, And The Kashmir Files Are On The Oscars 2023 Reminder List

This is not a practice run. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a list of 301 feature films eligible for Oscar consideration, including SS Rajamouli’s RRR, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, and Rishab Shetty’s Kantara. Pan Nalin’s Hello Show (Last Film Show), India’s official Oscar entry, is also on the list, as are the Marathi films Me Vasantrao and Tujhya Sathi Kahi. Hello, R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, Irvin Nizhal, and Vikrant Rona, a Kannada film. Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes and Kartiki Gonsalves’ The Elephant Whisperers are also on the list.

To clarify, the list includes films that can officially compete in various categories, but inclusion on the list does not guarantee that the film will advance in the Academy Awards’ final nominations, which will be announced on January 24.

Meanwhile, RRR’s Naatu Naatu is the first Indian song to be nominated for an Academy Award. While the Oscar nominations are being announced. The film is also up for two Golden Globes, including Best Non-English Film and Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu.
Priyanka Chopra hosts a screening of the Oscars 2023 shortlist Chhello Show at Isha Ambani’s Los Angeles home.

New Delhi: At Isha Ambani’s Los Angeles home, Priyanka Chopra recently hosted a screening and reception for the Gujarati film Chhello Show (The Last Show). Pan Nalin’s Chhello Show (The Last Show) has been named to the Oscars 2023 Best International Feature Film shortlist. The event was also attended by director Pan Nalin and child artist Bhavin Rabari. David Dubinsky, a producer, posted numerous photos and a video to his Instagram account. In a video, Priyanka recalls the days of single-screen theatres and how her father would skip school to watch movies. She also asked Bhavin what movie he had seen before working on the film, to which he replied, “Dangal.”

Priyanka Chopra was spotted wearing an all-black ensemble and black boots. Bhavin from Chhello Show, on the other hand, is dressed traditionally. David Dubinsky captioned the post when he shared it: “Last Film Show, a coming-of-age drama about a boy from a remote village in India who discovers the joys of the movie theatre just as digital projection changes the game, was screened and received by Priyanka Chopra, actress, model, and producer (married to Nick Jonas). It is India’s Academy Award submission, and it was recently shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category. Netflix has it available.”