Ram Charan shares why RRR's Oscar nomination is like an Olympic gold medal

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Ahead of the 95th Oscars, Ram Charan has been in the US speaking to the American press about the Telugu film RRR which is nominated for Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu..

Ram spoke about how the nomination and the team representing India at the Oscars felt to him like an Olympic Gold medal equivalent..

On Sunday, Naatu Naatu will compete with Rihanna's Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once "This Is a Life, Applause from Tell It Like a Woman, and Lady Gaga's Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick..

In an interview on the Talk Easy podcast, Ram explained to Sam Fragoso the significance of RRR's historic Oscar nomination and what it means to the country..

He told me the value for it as younger actors, we don't know the value of this so early in our career but he knows the value and I truly believe, that we are praying for this for everyone in India too, not just actors but its like India winning an Olympic gold medal, I do not run but I only the feeling when my Indian sportsperson holds that medal, The Oscars is like an Olympic Gold medal equivalent for us."..

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