Laapataa Women, directed by Kiran Rao, was India’s official entry to Oscars 2025 within the Finest Overseas Language Movie class however did not make it into the highest 10. The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences introduced the shortlists in 10 classes for the upcoming 97th Oscars ceremony on Tuesday. Nonetheless, this record did not have the identify of Kiran Rao’s newest directorial. Produced underneath the banners of Aamir Khan Productions, Kindling Footage, and Jio Studios, Laapataa Women was launched in theatres on March 1 this yr.
The movie’s group together with director Kiran Rao and producer Aamir Khan already kickstarted the marketing campaign for the upcoming Academy Awards. The film was screened in London just lately. Final month, a brand new poster for the movie was unveiled with the title Misplaced Women. It highlighted a change for worldwide audiences, because the Hindi phrase Laapataa was translated to its English phrase, Misplaced.
The film featured Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Ravi Kishan and Chhaya Kadam. Set against the backdrop of rural India, Laapataa Ladies revolves around the story of two young brides who get exchanged on a train.
One of the tracks from the film titled ‘Sajni’ is still loved and the most popular one on social media. On Spotify India, it is one of the top tracks of 2024 and has been streamed over 186 million times.
Aamir Khan’s classic Lagaan was the last Indian film to enter the top five nominations in the Best International Feature Film category (formerly called Best Foreign Film) at Oscars 2002. Apart from Lagaan, two other instances when an Indian film made it to the nominations were Mother India in 1957 and Salaam Bombay in 1988.
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