Singer Rahul Sipligunj is currently enjoying success. The singer is back in Hyderabad after his memorable performance of RRR's Naatu Naatu at the 95th Academy Awards with Kaala Bhairava. The song won an Oscar as well, making history as the first song from an Indian movie to do so.
To top it all off, Rahul and Kaala Bhairava's performance was greeted with a standing ovation by the international who's who of the entertainment industry. Rahul expresses his feelings to indianexpress.com, saying, "It was a great feeling. For any artist in the world, getting to perform on the Oscar stage is a dream come true.
Rahul observed the audience members at the Dolby theatre standing up, applauding, and cheering as soon as the dynamic performance was over. Rahul claims that moment gave him goosebumps.
He said, 'I felt shivers! The auditorium was filled with famous people from all over the world, but my mentor MM Keeravani Sir and Rajamouli Sir were there to watch our performance. We had to make sure we gave it everything we had and delighted the RRR team. Since it was essentially a stage adaptation of Naatu Naatu, that was the whole point.'
In the three to four days prior to the Oscars, the singers practiced for at least 30 minutes each day. The musicians also took pictures with Barbadian singer Rihanna, who has won nine Grammy awards. Later, the singers uploaded the photo to their social media profiles.
Rahul remembers the encounter, describing her as a beautiful woman with a beautiful heart: "Our green rooms were next to each other, and as we were returning to ours, she was emerging from hers. Me and Kaala Bhairava were talking about wanting to take a picture as we approached her. She noticed that although these two men wanted to take a photo, they were too shy to request it. She then acknowledged us and stood up.
After the Oscar victory, they met Rihanna, and Rahul later revealed the conversation they had with the Umbrella singer. She told the group, 'Guys, you performed really well, and congratulations on Naatu Naatu winning an Oscar.'
Rahul wants to experiment with playback and independent singing in various languages. The singer claims that he wants to translate his own music into as many languages as he did with Naatu Naatu.
The lyrics of his upcoming single, which will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil, were written by Kumaar, who is best known for penning the lyrics to Shah Rukh Khan's top-charting songs, Jhoome Jo Pathaan and Besharam Rang.
Rahul, who will be singing the same song in Telugu under the name Nee ayya na mama, says, 'Mainly, I produce independent albums and music in Telugu. I'm attempting to sing in every language now that I've won an Oscar for my singing... I want to explore my upcoming project, which is titled Tera Bhaiya Mera Saala in Hindi.'
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