Kiran Rao 's movie Laapataa Ladies has become India's official entry to the Oscars. The movie that starred celebs like Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava, Durgesh Kumar, Chhaya Kadam and others in key roles got selected among many other films to become India's Official entry to Oscars 2025. Other films like Animal, Kill, Kalki 2898 AD, Srikanth, Chandu Champion, Joram, Sam Bahadur and more were in contention to become the official entry.
The panel comprising of 13 jury members chose Laapataa Ladies for Oscars 2025. It will be India's entry into Foreign Language Film category. Kiran Rao and the star cast of the film is elated with this news.
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This is my first movie, and the idea of being considered for the Oscars is just incredible! I trust that the selection process will highlight the best films, and no matter what, I am so grateful for this opportunity. I .