India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated those involved  with ‘Natu Natu’ song and the documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, which won Oscars on Sunday (Monday morning back home) and led an euphoric nation in applauding and cheering the global recognition.

In response to a tweet by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Prime Minister tweeted: “Congratulations to @EarthSpectrum, @guneetm and the entire team of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ for this honour. Their work wonderfully highlights the importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature. #Oscars “

The ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, made by filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film.

Modi also congratulated Indian music composer M.M Keeravani, lyricist Chandrabose and the entire team of ‘RRR’ for winning an Oscar award for ‘Naatu Naatu’ song in the Best Original Song category.

According to an official statement put out yesterday, in response to a tweet by the Academy, the PM tweeted; “Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani, @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour. India is elated and proud. #Oscars.”

With ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ bringing Oscar glory for India, film personalities from across the country, including Rajinikanth, A R Rahman, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, celebrated the historic moment with pride on social media, a PTI report from New Delhi stated.

At the 95th Academy Awards, the foot-tapping chartbuster ‘Naatu Naatu’ became the first Indian production to bring home the golden statuette.

‘Naatu Naatu’ choreographer Prem Rakshith told PTI from Los Angeles that the song’s win is a “huge proud moment for India”.

“We were all sitting together. We shouted like crazy and hugged each other,” he said, describing the euphoric moment when the film’s name was announced.

Rajinikanth tweeted, “My hearty congratulations to Shri. Keeravani, Shri. Rajamouli and Shri. Kartiki Gonsalves for getting the prestigious Oscar Award. I salute to the proud Indians.”

Rahman greeted the Oscar-winning teams with ‘Jai Ho’, the track from 2008 movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ that earned the music composer an Academy Award for Original Song. He had also won an Oscar for Original Score.

“Congratulations @mmkeeravaani garu and @boselyricist garu… As predicted and well deserved… Jaiho to both of you and the #RRR team!! #RRRatOSCARS,” he said in a tweet.

“Congratulations @guneetm and @EarthSpectrum you’ve opened the flood gates of inspiration for indian film makers! Jai ho#bosswomen,” he posted further.

“Truly inspirational”, said Shah Rukh on India’s twin triumph at the Oscars.

“Big hug to @guneetm & @EarthSpectrum for Elephant Whisperers. And @mmkeeravaani #ChandraBose ji @ssrajamouli @AlwaysRamCharan @tarak9999 thank u for showing us all, the way to do it. Both Oscars truly inspirational!!” the superstar tweeted.

Sound designer Resul Pookutty, who won an Oscar for Sound Mixing for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, also congratulated the teams of ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’.

“This is a huge win… congratulations to @mmkeeravaani and the team of #RRR,” he said.

“Huge huge congratulations to @guneetm and the team of #elephantwhispers for their #Oscar win @TheAcademy You all created history. Guneet #IToldYouSo,” he added.

Priyanka took to her Instagram Stories, giving a huge shout out to the teams of  of the winning films.

“Yessss team @rrrmovie @mmkeeravani” she wrote alongside the videos of the two winning moments for India from the award ceremony.

Alia Bhatt, who featured in ‘RRR’ in a cameo appearance, shared a number of posts on Instagram, celebrating the Telugu blockbuster’s win.

In another post, she congratulated ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and its producer Guneet Monga.

“Ufff what a visual! Historic. Congratulations @guneetmonga and the whole team,” she wrote.

Filmmaker Karan Johar called the Oscar win “historic”.

“Historic!!!! OMG!!!!!!! I was jumping on my bed !!!!! So so so proud! @m. m. keeravani sir @ssrajamouli sir @jrntr @alwaysramcharan” he wrote on Instagram Stories.

The director said he is proud of the team of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ for creating history at the Academy Awards.

“Guneet! @guneetmonga you did it! So so so proud of you! You created history! Broke the glass ceiling and more than anything else paved the way…applause, Respect and many a salute to you,” he posted.

Ajay Devgn, who also made a guest appearance in ‘RRR’, called the two trophies for Indian films a “proud moment”.

“As it is often said, cinema speaks a universal language. Congratulations to the teams of #RRR and #TheElephantWhisperers for their #Oscar wins. It’s a proud moment,” he tweeted.

Hrithik wrote: “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.”

“Wonderful!!! Congratulations to all of you #ElephantWhisperers” tweeted actor Kangana Ranaut. The actor also praised ‘RRR’ for making India proud.

Veteran star Chiranjeevi, the father of ‘RRR’ star Ram Charan, praised Rajamouli for his “vision, courage & conviction”. Nagarjuna called the Oscar win of ‘Naatu Naatu’ a historic moment for Indian cinema.

“You make us proud!! What an incredible day for India. Congratulations team #ElephantWhisperers on being the first-ever Indian Documentary to win an Oscar. You showed the world the power of Indian storytelling…” he posted on Twitter.

Many shared the clips of the electrifying performance of the Telugu track ‘Naatu Naatu’ by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava from the ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre and live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar in India. The performance was introduced by Hindi film star Deepika Padukone