After SS Rajamouli’s RRR scripted history at the 95th Academy Awards by winning the Best Original Song Oscar, the film’s scriptwriter V Vijayendra Prasad called it a moment of triumph for the entire film fraternity of India.

Prasad, who is also the father of the film’s director SS Rajamouli, sounded elated with the news of RRR bagging the coveted golden statue for the chartbuster Naatu Naatu. “For long, I had wished for our movies to make waves in Hollywood. Despite having such rich content, we could never really find a foothold beyond Indian shores. That our film made it to the Oscars and won an award is a moment of triumph for the entire film fraternity of India. Our entire film fraternity can and should celebrate this moment of glory because we have, at last, been able to showcase the wealth of talent that we possess. It is such a vast market out there,” Prasad said.

He also said that a sequel to RRR is in the works. “Our country’s richness lies in our storytelling. My son had a conversation with acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who told him never to compromise on our culture of storytelling,” he added.

Naatu Naatu has had a great run during the Hollywood awards season over the last few months. Before entering the Oscars fray in January, the song also won the Golden Globes for the Best Original Song category.