Jr. NTR and Alia Bhatt will be receiving the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Spotlight awards for their performance in S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR, the Los Angeles-based body has announced on Twitter.
The two actors could not attend the HCA Awards ceremony in the US last week due to their personal commitments. HCA will be sending their trophies to them next week, it said in its tweet.
“Dear RRR supporters & fans, We would like to share with you the awards for N.T Rama Rao Jr. & Alia Bhatt. We will be sending them out next week. Thank you for all your love and support. The Hollywood Critics Association #RRRGoesGlobal #RRRMovie #AliaBhatt #NTRamaRaoJr,” a tweet from the official twitter handle of HCA on Friday read.
RRR had bagged four awards at the HCA Awards on February 25. The period drama took home trophies in the Best Action Film, Best International Feature, Best Original Song and Best Stunts categories. Ram Charan, who played one of the leads in the film, accompanied Rajamouli on stage to receive the award for best international film. While Rajamouli had dedicated the award to India, Ram Charan promised to come back to Hollywood with more entertainment in future.
The song Naatu Naatu from RRR —written by Chandrabose, composed by M.M. Keeravani, sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, with an energetic choreography by Prem Rakshith— has already won a Golden Globe award. The peppy dance number has also bagged a nomination in the Best Original Song category at the 95th Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 12.
RRR is a fictionalised account of freedom fighters Alluri Seetharama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr. NTR). Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Olivia Morris were also part of the movie. RRR has collected over Rs 1,200 crore gross worldwide.
