Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s movie Laapataa Girls (renamed Misplaced Girls) didn’t safe a spot on the Oscars 2025 shortlist for Finest Worldwide Characteristic. The record was revealed on December 17, 2024. However, Guneet Monga’s Anuja superior within the Reside Motion Brief Movie class. Moreover, a UK-based movie that includes Indian actors, Santosh, has efficiently made it to the shortlist within the Finest Worldwide Characteristic movie class.
Whereas Laapataa Girls didn’t make it to the Oscars 2025 shortlist, Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Anuja secured a spot within the Reside-Motion Shorts Movie Class. The movie highlights the difficulty of kid labor within the garment business. In the meantime, Santosh, a UK manufacturing and the nation’s official entry this 12 months, additionally made it to the shortlist.
The Oscar shortlist narrows down entries from 85 nations to only 15 movies. Amongst this 12 months’s choices are titles like Emilia Perez, The Lady With The Needle, and From Floor Zero.
Kiran Rao’s coming-of-age movie, Laapataa Girls, tells the story of two younger brides in rural India who’re separated from their husbands. The film was chosen as India’s official entry for the 97th Academy Awards in September 2024.
The 13-member choice committee, led by Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua, praised the movie for its portrayal of the varied experiences of Indian girls.
Chosen from 29 submissions in varied Indian languages, together with Payal Kapadia’s All We Think about as Mild, which gained the Cannes Grand Prix, Laapataa Girls stood out as the highest choose.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have been actively selling the movie within the U.S., with notable occasions reminiscent of a BAFTA marketing campaign screening hosted by Alfonso Cuarón.
Set within the fictional state of Nirmal Pradesh in 2001, the story revolves round two brides who’re mistakenly swapped throughout a prepare journey. One bride is taken dwelling by the incorrect groom, whereas the opposite is left stranded at a railway station. A police officer, Kishan (performed by Ravi Kishan), takes cost of the investigation. The movie is predicated on an award-winning story by Biplab Goswami.
Laapataa Girls was produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Jyoti Deshpande underneath the banners of Aamir Khan Productions, Kindling Photos, and Jio Studios.
Launched in March 2024, the movie stars Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Shrivastava, alongside Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam, and Geeta Aggarwal Sharma.
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