Kiran Rao\u2019s piquant Laapataa Ladies <\/i>has been selected as India\u2019s official submission to Oscars 2025. The announcement was made by the jury of the Film Federation of India (FFI), the apex body that annually selects the Indian official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, on Monday, September 23. <\/p>\n In its citation, the FFI jury said, \u201cIndian women are a strange mixture of submission and dominance. Well-defined, powerful characters in one world, Laapataa Ladies <\/i>(Hindi) captures this diversity perfectly, though in a semi-idyllic world and in a tongue-and-cheek way. It shows you that women can happily desire to be home makers as well as rebel and be entrepreneurially inclined. A story that can simultaneously be seen as one that needs change, and one that can bring about change. Laapataa Ladies<\/i> (Hindi) is a film that can engage, entertain and make sense not just to women in India but universally as well.\u201d <\/p>\n Released in theatres in March, Laapataa Ladies<\/i> is Rao\u2019s sophomore directorial after the acclaimed Dhobi Ghat (2011). The satirical comedy-drama tells the story of a young man whose bride gets accidentally swapped with someone else\u2019s. The film stars Sparsh Shrivastava along with Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan. <\/p>\n Produced by Jio Studios, Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Pictures, Laapataa Ladies<\/i> had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It released in Indian theatres in March this year and is currently streaming on Netflix. <\/p>\n This year, Payal Kapadia\u2019s Cannes-winning All We Imagine as Light <\/i>and the acclaimed Malayalam drama Aattam<\/i> were also in the running for Oscars selection amongst others, but did not get selected. India was last nominated for Best International Feature for Lagaan<\/i> (2001). <\/p>\n The 97th Academy Awards are scheduled for 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, US. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/entertainment\/movies\/fp75h9\/article67898991.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/laaapata%20ladies%20Review.png\")
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