Oscars 2023: The Elephant Whisperers and Naatu Naatu win big! Here's how the film fraternity reacted to the proud moment

​It's a double whammy for India at the Academy Awards. The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, which revolves around the tribal couple Bomman and Bellie, who take care of abandoned elephants, has won Best Documentary Short Film. On the other hand, Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli's RRR has the award for the Best Original Song.

Meanwhile, Twitteratti have been congratulating both the teams and have called the day historic.

Hrithik Roshan, who was one of the first to wish both teams, wrote on his social media handle, "Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95 ! Many congratulations to the team of Best Documentary Short Film #TheElephantWhisperers & Team RRR for Best Original Song #NaatuNaatu !! More power to you all (sic)."

Chiranjeevi, too wished both teams, "#TheElephantWhisperers wins the Oscar for Best Short Documentary Heartiest Congrats to the Entire Team #KartikiGonsalves @guneetm @sikhyaent What An Year for India at the Oscars!!!!! More Power to Indian Cinema#NaatuNaatu ON TOP OF THE WORLD !!! And THE OSCAR for the Best Original Song Goes To : Take a Bow .. @mmkeeravaani garu & @boselyricist @kaalabhairava7 @Rahulsipligunj #PremRakshith @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan And the One & Only @ssrajamouli #Oscars95 (sic)."

Sanjay Dutt called it a moment of pride and happiness for Indian cinema. He wrote , "A moment of great pride & happiness for Indian Cinema as it celebrates its success at #Oscars. Heartfelt congratulations to the crew of "The Elephant Whisperers" for clinching the Best Documentary Short Film award & the team behind "Naatu Naatu" for the Best Original Song award (sic)."

Mahesh Babu congratulated both teams. "A moment of great pride & happiness for Indian Cinema as it celebrates its success at #Oscars. Heartfelt congratulations to the crew of "The Elephant Whisperers" for clinching the Best Documentary Short Film award & the team behind "Naatu Naatu" for the Best Original Song award (sic)."

Karthik Subbaraj, a former short filmmaker himself, shared, "Congratulations to #TheElephantWhisperers for winning the Oscar for Best Short Documentary. Heartiest Congrats to the Entire Team #KartikiGonsalves @guneetm A proud moment for Indian Films! Congratulations @mmkeeravaani sir & @boselyricist . You have made all Indians proud ! @ssrajamouli sir your genius is unparalleled. Congratulations!(sic)."

Kannada star wrote, "Congratulations to the entire team of @ssrajamouli and @mmkeeravaaniteam for getting Oscar for RRR naatu naatu song. Congratulations to the entire team of #TheElephantWhisperers on winning the Best Documentary Short...a fantastic film and another phenomenal win (sic)."