How India shined at Oscars 2023

India's success at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles was remarkable

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The Elephant Whisperers, an Indian film, won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making it the second Indian film to win at the Oscars. 0218 Gray Frame Corner Gray Frame Corner

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Deepika Padukone was the third Indian presenter at the Oscars after Persis Khambatta and Priyanka Chopra. 0218 Gray Frame Corner

RRR, set in British India, has been successful worldwide and had a large screening in Los Angeles, where the audience danced along to Naatu Naatu. Gray Frame Corner 0218