Ram Charan was obviously overjoyed when discussing attending the Golden Globes in Los Angeles in a podcast with Next Big Picture. His movie RRR, which was released in 2022, became a worldwide hit and won the prestigious prize in the Best Original Song category for the song "Naatu Naatu," which featured Charan and his on-screen friend and movie co-star Jr NTR (Tarak).
Ram Charan said, “It is a great moment for all of us. I have worked with Rajamouli before. So did Tarak. When he chose the concept of two best friends on screen and the drama around them, he thought it would be ideal to take in two actors who are friends off-screen. That’s the main reason why he chose us. He doesn’t do favors to anyone except for his film and scripts.”
RRR is centered on the period before Indian independence, as readers are well aware. Ram continued, describing the difficulties of portraying a historical figure. He said, “It is a lot of responsibility to play a character from history. People are aware of the history and it’s a responsibility. The last 15 mins was as challenging as the entire film.”
When queried about whether he researched his own family's past to prepare for the role, he replied that he did not. “It’s a fictional take of the director on these characters. It has nothing to do with what they really did. He didn’t go through the autobiography. It’s the essence and the aura behind the characters. He has created his own story around it. It was pretty much like a new script. We didn’t have to dwell into the history”.
When asked if he would perform the "Naatu Naatu" dance on the Golden Globes stage, he said right away, "of course, and 17 times just like the takes. I can see what Rajamouli envisioned and it’s a big feather in our hat. It’s very satisfying to see all the love.”
