Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies' is India's official entry for Oscars
Kiran's Rao's rural comedy drama on mistaken identities has been selected as India's entry for the 2024-25 Oscars
Kiran Rao's delightful rural comedy drama based on mistaken identities, 'Laapataa Ladies' is India's official entry for the 2024-25 Oscars, said the Film Federation of India.
The Hindi film, which has been selected to represent India in the Best Foreign Language film category, highlighted gender equality and women empowerment in rural India.
A light-hearted satire on patriarchy, ''Laapataa Ladies' was chosen from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit "Animal", Malayalam National Award winner "Aattam" and Cannes winner "All We Imagine As Light".
The 13-member select committee headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua unanimously decided on "Laapataa Ladies", produced by Aamir Khan and Rao, for reckoning in the best international film category at the Academy Awards.
Tamil film "Maharaja", Telugu titles "Kalki 2898 AD" and "Hanu-Man", as well as the Hindi films "Swatantraya Veer Savarkar" and "Article 370" were also in the list.
Malayalam superhit "2018: Everyone is a Hero" was sent last year.
(With inputs from agencies)