In September, the Film Federation of India, led by Jahnu Barua, selected ‘Laapataa Ladies’ from a list of 29 films in several Indian languages, including Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light and the National Award-winning Aattam.While ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is out of the race, Shahana Goswami-starrer ‘Santosh’, directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, is still in contention as the United Kingdom’s official entry. Apart from this, Guneet Monga’s live-action short film ‘Anuja’ has been shortlisted, giving India some hope at the Oscars.Directed by Kiran Rao and produced under the banners of Aamir Khan Productions, Kindling Pictures, and Jio Studios, ‘Laapataa Ladies’ was released in theatres on March 1, 2024.It starred 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.The film’s team including director Kiran Rao and producer Aamir Khan already kickstarted the campaign for Oscars 2025. The movie was screened in London recently.On November 12, a new poster for the film was unveiled with the title ‘Lost Ladies’. It highlighted a change for international audiences, as the Hindi word Laapataa was translated to its English word, Lost.
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