'RRR' loses out: 'Argentina 1985' snags Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film

Rajamouli's action-adventure epic 'RRR' failed to bag the coveted Golden Globe for the category of Best Non-English Language Movie. It lost out to 'Argentina 1985', a historical drama produced and directed by Santiago Mitre.

The Ram Charan and NTR Jr. starrer was competing against formidable opponents such as 'All Quiet On The Western Front' (Germany), 'Argentina 1985' (Argentina), 'Close' (Belgium) and 'Decision To Leave' (South Korea).

However 'RRR' did not return completely empty handed. 'Naatu Naatu' the addictive dance track , won a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song. MM Keeravani went on the stage to collect the award and dedicated it to director Rajamouli and the two leads of the movie - Ram Charan and NTR Rama Rao.


The song won against formidable contenders like Taylor Swift’s hit track ‘Carolina’ from the film ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’, ‘Ciao Papa’ from Guillermo del Toro's ‘Pinocchio’, Lady Gaga's ‘Hold My Hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.

Helmed by SS Rajamouli, 'RRR' is a period action-drama film. It is a fictionalised take on the friendship and camaraderie between two revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao). The movie went on to be a phenomenal success, both domestically as well as worldwide and grossed over Rs 1200 crore. Recently it hit headlines for selling out tickets at the world's biggest IMAX theatre (at Los Angeles) in less than 98 seconds.

The Rajamouli directorial is also a humongous hit in Japan. It is currently the highest-grossing Indian movie in Japan with an impressive collection of more than 410 million yen, surpassing the box-office collections of Rajinikanth's 'Muthu' which was released over 24 years ago.

It was also lauded by audiences globally. Aside from bagging two Golden Globe nominations, the magnum opus also gained five nods at the Critic's Choice Awards. The movie has also been shortlisted at the Oscars' as well as BAFTAs, despite not being India's official entry for the Academy Awards.