Mumbai: The Film Federation of India has chosen and submitted Filmmaker Kiran Rao’s comedy-drama ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Film Category for the Oscars 2025.
Producer Kiran Rao expressed her gratitude and said, “I am deeply honoured and beyond delighted that our film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Academy Awards. This recognition is a testament to the tireless work of my entire team, whose dedication and passion brought this story to life.”
Kiran added, “Cinema has always been a powerful medium to connect hearts, transcend boundaries, and ignite meaningful conversations. I hope that this film will resonate with audiences across the world, just as it has in India.”
She then expressed her “heartfelt gratitude to the selection committee and to everyone who believed in this film.”
The Oscars are set to be held in March 2025. The film was contending alongside 29 films, including names such as “Animal,” “Kill,” “Kalki 2898 AD,” “Srikanth,” “Chandu Champion,” “Joram,” “Maidaan,” “Sam Bahadur,” and “Article 370.” The Malayalam film “Aattam” was feted with the National Award for Best Feature Film this year, and Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light” was a Cannes winner.
Headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua, a 13-member selection jury decided on ‘Laapataa Ladies’, starring Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan.
‘Laapataa Ladies’ is produced by Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan, and Jyoti Deshpande.
‘Laapataa Ladies’ will be released in Japan on October 4. The filmmaker has said that she admires Japanese cinema, which feels like a full-circle moment.
Kiran said: “I’m thrilled that ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is releasing in Japan. As an admirer of Japanese cinema, this feels like a full-circle moment. I hope the film’s emotional core will resonate with Japanese audiences just as it did with ours.”
‘Laapataa Ladies’ premiered in March 2024 in India and captivated audiences for over 100 days in theatres. Then, it continued to earn love and appreciation from audiences on OTT.
The film is a slice-of-life comedy about the misadventures of two young brides who become separated on the same train but with different grooms. It is a blend of mistaken identities and laugh-out-loud escapades.
The film has been made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions. The script is based on an award-winning story by Biplab Goswami. Sneha Desai wrote the screenplay and dialogues, and Divyanidhi Sharma penned additional dialogues.
The film was contending alongside 29 films including names such the “Animal”, “Kill”, “Kalki 2898 AD”, “Srikanth”, “Chandu Champion”, “Joram”, “Maidaan”, “Sam Bahadur”, “Article 370”, the Malayalam film “Aattam”, which was feted with the National Award for Best Feature Film this year and Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light”, a Cannes winner.
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