Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India’s official entry for the 97th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film Category, members of The Film Federation of India announced at an event in Chennai on Monday. The film is produced by Aamir Khan and stars Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel and Ravi Kishan, among others. Other films that were considered for the official entry were Hanuman, Kalki 2898 AD, Aattam, All We Imagine As Light, Vaazhai, Thangalaan, Chandu Champion, Sam Bahadur, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Maidaan and Joram.
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