Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Konidela celebrated RRR’s Oscar win for Best Original Song at the Vanity Fair after party. The couple was seen on the red carpet in different outfits than the ceremony. They had been wearing Indian clothes earlier in the day. The actor had donned an all black outfit while Upasana Konidela had worn a cream designer saree. They dressed a little more casually for the after party. (Also read: ‘We have won as Indian Cinema! We won as a country!’: Ram Charan thanks everyone for manifesting Oscar)
A fan account shared the after-party photos on Instagram, which show Ram dressed in a black top and dark pants with a green jacket. Upasana, who is six months pregnant, was seen in a long black dress with pearl flowers on the front.
At the after party, he was asked to send a message to India. The actor got emotional and shared, “Hum sab bahut proud hai, aapke liye, itna achha reception diya hai humare movie ke liye (We are all proud. This is for you, we have received such a good reception for our film). Thank you.” Thank you India thank you to my audience Telugu audiga I am very very proud as a Telugu person as a Telugu actor I thank the western audience and the western media who welcomed and gave such a warm reception it helped in the voting process.”
Composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Charndrabose had gone on stage and accepted the Oscar as the rest of the RRR team cheered from the audience. Ram also sent out a letter to his fans and audience thanking everyone for supporting the film. He wrote, “RRR is and will always remain as the most special film in our life and Indian cinema history. I can’t thank everyone for manifesting the Academy Award. It still feels like I’m living a dream,” he wrote and thanked everyone for the unstoppable support and love.” Ram had walked the red carpet at the Oscars with his co-star Jr NTR and director SS Rajamouli.
Ram and Upasana have been in the US for quite some time now, promoting the Telugu film RRR, directed by Rajamouli. Upasana shared a video on Instagram which showed the couple exploring nature, shopping and trying different cuisines. The couple also went on dolphin and whale watching.
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