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"Laapataa Ladies" by Kiran Rao India's formal Oscar 2025 entry
The official Indian entry for the 2025 Oscars is Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies, the Film Federation of India announced here on Monday.
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 satire on patriarchy that is the Hindi movie.
Laapataa Ladies, which was produced by Aamir Khan and Rao, was unanimously chosen by the 13-member select committee led by Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua to compete in the Academy Awards' best international film category.
The list also included the Telugu films Hanu-Man and Kalki 2898 AD, the Tamil movie Maharaja, the Hindi movies Article 370 and Swatantraya Veer Savarkar, and the Telugu film Kalki 2898 AD.
Last year, the Malayalam blockbuster 2018—Everyone is a Hero—was released.
