The film 'Laapta Ladies' was released in theaters on March 1 this year. It had earned Rs 25 crore worldwide.
The film 'Missing Ladies' is out of the race for the 97th Oscar Award-2025. This film could not be included in the list of final 15 films. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) made this announcement on Wednesday morning.
However, British-Indian director Sandhya's film 'Santosh' managed to make it to the final 15. The film will represent Britain.
The film Lapata Ladies was sent for the award in the foreign category. The Film Federation of India had announced to send it to Oscar 2025 on 23 September. It was directed by Kiran Rao and made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions. Ravi Kishan, Sparsh Srivastava, Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goyal have played lead roles in it.
Actually, the nomination for the Oscar Award will be announced on January 17. The Oscar Award Ceremony will take place on March 2. Winners will be announced in this.
Before releasing it in theatres, the makers screened the film at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Sam Bahadur and Savarkar were also in the race for selection.
'Missing Ladies' was selected from India by a 13-member jury of the Film Federation of India Selection Committee. Hanuman, Kalki 2898 AD, Animal, Chandu Champion, Sam Bahadur, Swatantra Veer Savarkar, Good Luck, Gharat Ganapathy, Maidan, Zoram, Kottukaali, Jama, Article 370, Attam, Aadujeevitham and All We Imagine As are in the race for Oscar nomination. A total of 29 films including Light were included. But the jury gave the verdict in favor of the missing ladies.
Till now, 3 films Mother India, Salaam Bombay and Lagaan have been nominated from India in the foreign film category of Oscar, but none could get the award.
This achievement was achieved due to the hard work of the entire team: Kiran Rao After the film's nomination, director Kiran Rao had said, 'I am extremely honored and happy that our film 'Laapta Ladies' has been selected as India's official entry at the Oscars. This achievement is the result of the hard work of my entire team, whose dedication and passion brought this story to life. I hope that the audience around the world will also like this film.
Kiran had also said, 'I thank all those people of the selection committee who believed in this film. I am also thankful to Aamir Khan Productions and Jio Studios for supporting this film. In the end I would like to thank my audience, who gave so much love to this film.
Film director Kiran Rao.
Missing Ladies, made for Rs 5 crore, earned Rs 25 crore The film 'Lapata Ladies' was released in theaters on March 1 this year. This film was directed by Aamir's second ex-wife Kiran Rao. Made for Rs 5 crore, this film might have made a lifetime collection of Rs 25 crore at the box office, but the film was highly praised by both the critics and the public.
(Left to right) Actress Nitanshi Goyal, director Kiran Rao, actors Sparsh Srivastava and Pratibha Ranta with Aamir Khan.
What is the story of the film? The story of the film starts from a rural area. Wedding season is going on in the village. Two young men board a train with their brides. Both the brides have veils on their faces, due to which their faces are not visible. After the journey is over, both the brides get down and disappear somewhere. A young man 'Deepak' accidentally brings another bride 'Pushpa' to his house. His real wife 'Phool' remains there at the station. The bride probably would not have disappeared if she had not worn the veil.
Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan also played an important role in the film.
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