They don’t have the ‘right” experience,” said Meghna Chakraborty, a producer and dancer based in Los Angeles. “ have struggled with getting cast for big opportunities, because they don’t have the ‘right’ training. Yet such training is often dismissed as irrelevant in the industry. The process, they say, also underscores creative shortcuts that can lead to exclusion.įor instance, the South Indian style of folk dance performed with percussion in “Naatu Naatu,” known as Kuthu, might take years of training to perfect, not the 18 hours of rehearsal that performers reportedly had to learn the dance. The anger from South Asian creatives runs deeper than on-stage representation, though several noted with irony that hiring an ensemble to represent global diversity undercuts the original number’s anti-colonial message. The motion picture academy declined to comment. choreographers and dancers but was not involved in either the selection of Nappytabs as choreographers or the casting of dancers, and did not see the performers or performance before arriving in Los Angeles for dress rehearsals. However, a source close to the film says that in part due to visa issues, the “Naatu Naatu” choreographer sent instructional videos to the U.S. Rakshith, who is based in India, could not be reached for comment. Keeravani, who won the Oscar on Sunday with Chandrabose. But a source close to the production told The Times more effort was made than in previous telecasts to involve the original film creatives in the name of authenticity, including the “RRR” stars, PR team, producers and composer M.M.
Through a film academy representative, Kapoor declined to be interviewed, and the D’umos, who go by the moniker Nappytabs, were not made available for comment. to find two lead characters who captured the infectious energy of the characters in the film and their over-the-top energetic dance skills,” he told A.Frame. “Knowing that the two leads were unable to be involved, we worked in collaboration with Prem, our team in India, and our team in the U.S. and Charan to dance in before the actors declined due to time constraints. Kapoor noted that the piece was originally envisioned for NTR Jr. “Global audiences fell in love with ‘Naatu Naatu’ and were dancing in theaters around the world, so we wanted to be open to any ethnicity to help honor the global impact of this song, and to celebrate that universal, unifying power of music and dancing,” he said. In a nod to the film’s global popularity, nonwhite dancers were cast in some ensemble roles as “British” characters. and Charan’s characters, lip-synching to the song as “Naatu Naatu” singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed it. Principal dancers Billy Mustapha and Jason Glover were styled as stand-ins for NTR Jr.
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choreographers Napoleon and Tabitha D’umo, known for their work on reality competition series “So You Think You Can Dance,” adapted Rakshith’s original choreography for the telecast. South Asian dancers and choreographers who spoke to The Times say that message was diluted on the Dolby Theatre stage, where U.S. Breaking into dizzying hook steps, the heroes defeat their elitist rivals with moves rooted in Indian folk dance. and Ram Charan construct a paean to South Indian dance, with freedom fighters Bheem (NTR Jr.) and Rama (Charan) facing off in competition against Caucasian British men and women. Keeravani, lyricist Chandrabose, choreographer Prem Rakshith and stars N.T. In the corresponding scene in the film, director S.S. Instead, it left many in the South Asian community disappointed and outraged for failing to showcase any dancers of Indian descent onstage.
Sunday’s performance of the viral heel-tapping hit “Naatu Naatu,” which became the first tune from an Indian film to win the Oscar for original song, was meant to be a celebration of Telugu-language blockbuster “RRR’s” unlikely road to the Oscars. After a milestone night for Asian and Asian American inclusion at the 95th Academy Awards, one community is still feeling the sting of being left out.
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