Oscars 2025: 'Laapataa Ladies' picked as India's entry; how Kiran Rao reacted, top film contenders and other details
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Laapataa Ladies
The Film Federation of India announced on Monday that Kiran Rao's "Laapataa Ladies," a softly satirical look at gender dynamics and patriarchy in rural India, is the nation's official Oscars 2025 entry.
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Which movies were up for award
The Malayalam National Award winner Aattam, the Cannes winner All We Imagine As Light, and the Bollywood hit Animal were among the 29 films that went into the selection process for the lighthearted parody on patriarchy that is the Hindi movie.
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Storyline
The painful and inspirational story of two brides in rural India in 2001 who unintentionally switch places during a train ride is told in Laapataa Ladies. Aamir Khan Productions and Rao's Kindling Productions are producing the movie.
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How the director reacted
Kiran Rao is ecstatic that her movie Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official Oscar submission. The filmmaker says the acknowledgement is a testament to the team's diligence and he is now eager to move forward with the project.
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Date of the Oscars
Next year on March 2, the 97th Academy Awards will take place.