Indian film RRR directed by C. Rajamouli, who was partially filmed in Ukraine, was shortlisted for the Oscars. He will compete in the Best Song category, Ukrinform reports..

It is noted that the song Naatu naatu is the first Indian song that was included in the Oscar shortlist in the history of Indian cinema.. The dance number for her was filmed against the backdrop of the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.

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“I would like very much that at the Oscar ceremony on a huge screen in the legendary Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, footage from the film RRR filmed in Kyiv was shown.

I believe that after our victory, the Mariinsky Palace will be a symbol of invincibility, a world-famous tourist location, near which millions of people will want to take pictures, like at the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben,” said Anna Palenchuk, founder of 435 FILMS, which organized the shooting in Ukraine..

The local team in our country consisted of 200 people, and 142 people came from India to shoot. There were about 800 people on set at the peak of filming.. Filming was carried out on the territory of the Victoria Film Studios, in the Mezhyhirya park near Kyiv and near the Mariinsky Palace.

RRR is the story of two revolutionaries and their journey far from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s..