Oscars 2023: 'Naatu Naatu' singers share fanboy moment with Rihanna

Oscars 2023 backstage moment: 'Naatu Naatu' singers Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj wowed everyone with their performance at the Oscars 2023 and received a standing ovation at the Oscars ceremony which took place at Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles.

The fanboy moment of the singers was that the duo met singer Rihanna.

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Taking to his Instagram handle, Kaala Bhairava shared the picture with 'Queen' Rihanna and wrote,  "I was short of words when this happened. An artist I always looked up to, and admired deeply! My inspiration,The queen @badgalriri..Wanted to tell her how much I love 'Stay' and that I must've listened to it a million times, but yes I was short of words! This memory is going to 'stay' in my heart forever."

Similarly, Rahul also took to his Instgaram handle and called it a dream come true moment. 

He captioned the post, "Wooow I have met the most amazing lady with a very beautiful heart ?? Still in shock by seeing your humbleness #rihana @badgalriri and how down to earth you are! Thank you so much for calling and appreciating for the performance and #oscarwinning. It's an emotional moment for me!! Can't keep calm #mydreamcometrue (sic)."

Notably,  Oscars 2023 was truly special for Kaala and Rahul as their song 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' won the Best Original Song award at the 95th Academy Awards.

The song's music is composed by M.M. Keeravaani, while its lyrics are written by Chandrabose. Before winning the Oscar, the song had bagged awards on the global stage. In January, 'Naatu Naatu' won the Golden Globe in the 'Best Original Song' category. Five days later, 'RRR' bagged two more awards at the 28th edition of the Critics Choice Awards. One for the 'Best Song' and another for 'Best Foreign Language Film.' 

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