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The Oscars host referred to S. S. Rajamouli's history-making action epic as a "Bollywood film" when it was actually produced in the Telugu language and made in the South Indian region known as “Tollywood.”

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00:00RRR winning Best Original Song at the Oscars was a major win for South Asian representation,

00:05and while there was much to celebrate, it wasn't without controversy.

00:10RRR made history at the Academy Awards on Sunday night by becoming the first

00:15ever homegrown Indian movie to take home an Oscar for Best Original Song,

00:19with the film's crowd-pleasing number, Natu Natu.

00:22Many celebrated the win, including even Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who tweeted,

00:33exceptional, the popularity of Natu Natu is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years

00:38to come. The celebratory moment wasn't without some awkwardness, however, thanks to a major flub by

00:43Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel. At one point in the night, Kimmel mistakenly referred to RRR as a Bollywood

00:49film, when it's actually a Telugu-language movie that was produced in the southern region of

00:54India known as Tollywood. Bollywood refers to the Hindi-language filmmaking tradition centered in

00:59Mumbai. Being that the two have drastically different ethnic identities and cultures,

01:03Kimmel's flub sparked outrage, with many RRR fans taking to Twitter to express their disappointment.

01:09Indian actress Deepika Padukone later set the record straight when introducing the night's

01:13performance of Natu Natu, clearly stating that RRR is a Telugu film.

01:18However, many on social media also took issue with the performance,

01:21as viewers called out that the dance number seemed to feature little to no South Asian dancers,

01:26and how the Oscars had worked with non-Indian choreographers Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo to

01:31create the number. For more details on the story, head to THR.com.

01:35And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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