Actor Chhaya Kadam, whose Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars next year, reacted to her other movie, All We Imagine As Light , not being chosen. Recently, in an interview with India Today, Kadam, who played Manju Mai in Laapataa Ladies , said she’s happy about the film's Oscar entry, but feels ‘bad’ as Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light lost the Oscar race. The Zone of Interest won the Grand Prix at Cannes '23, the same award All We Imagine As Light won this year.
The Zone of Interest took home the Oscar for Best International Film. I think All We Imagine..
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com/2ESuruKpQV — Vishal (@vishalandcinema) September 23, 2024 Speaking about Laapataa Ladies ’ Oscar entry, she said, “I am very happy and excited. What more can I say? It is a moment of pride for me that our film, Laapataa Ladies , got selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars. On the other hand, my other film, All We Imagine As Light , was also shortlisted by France as a potential submission for Oscars 2025.
I have come to Paris right now for the premiere.” A post shared by Kiran Rao (@raodyness) Kadam also addressed the social media backlash to All We Imagine As Light not being selected as India’s official entry for Oscar 2025. She said, “I am happy for Laapataa Ladies , but at the same time I am feeling a little bad for Payal’s film as well.
Now this decision has been taken by the biggies at Film Federation so I have no say in it. I would have loved to see both films at the Oscars.” On Monday (23 September 2024), the Film Federation of India announced that Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India’s official entry for the Oscars in 2025.
The news had Twitter abuzz. LAAPATAA LADIES being chosen as India's official Oscar entry when you also have ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is proof of not just the vague selection process that refuses to think beyond Hindi cinema but also how illiterate the apex body is about how these noms work in the first place— Poulomi Das (@PouloCruelo) September 23, 2024 A post shared by Luxbox (@luxboxfilms) Meanwhile, Laapataa Ladies , a satire on patriarchy, was chosen from a list of 29 films, including the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal , Malayalam National Award-winner Aattam , and Cannes-winner All We Imagine As Light . Many wanted to see All We Imagine As Light as India’s official Oscar entry.
A Twitter user said, “The Indian Oscar jury has continued its stupidity streak and selected Laapataa Ladies for Oscars instead of Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light ...
” Back in May 2024, All We Imagine As Light scripted history as it became the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival 2024. See Also: Internet Reacts To Laapataa Ladies Being Sent For Oscars Over All We Imagine As Light: ‘Stupidity Streak’.
