Oscars 2025: India's Entry Laapataa Ladies Beat These 29 Films

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Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2025

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The film was chosen from a list of 29 films including Bollywood hit Animal, Malayalam National Award winner Aattam, and Cannes winner All We Imagine As Light

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Besides Laapataa Ladies, Hindi film Srikanth, and Tamil movies Vaazhai and Thangalaan were among the top five in the 29-title list

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Malayalam film Ullozhukku, winner of 3 Kerala State Film Awards, was part of the list too

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Tamil film Maharaja, Telugu titles Kalki 2898 AD, and Hanu-Man were also part of the list

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Hindi films Swatantraya Veer Savarkar and Article 370 were also part of the list

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Laapataa Ladies had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

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No Indian entry has been nominated for best international feature film at the Oscars since the release of Aamir Khan's Lagaan (2002)

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Only 2 other films have previously made it to the final 5. They are the Mother India (1957), and Salaam Bombay! (1988)

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Oscars 2025: India's Entry Laapataa Ladies Beat These 29 Films

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Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2025

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The film was chosen from a list of 29 films including Bollywood hit Animal, Malayalam National Award winner Aattam, and Cannes winner All We Imagine As Light

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Besides Laapataa Ladies, Hindi film Srikanth, and Tamil movies Vaazhai and Thangalaan were among the top five in the 29-title list

Varinder Chawla

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Malayalam film Ullozhukku, winner of 3 Kerala State Film Awards, was part of the list too

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Tamil film Maharaja, Telugu titles Kalki 2898 AD, and Hanu-Man were also part of the list

Varinder Chawla

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Hindi films Swatantraya Veer Savarkar and Article 370 were also part of the list

Varinder Chawla

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Laapataa Ladies had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Varinder Chawla

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No Indian entry has been nominated for best international feature film at the Oscars since the release of Aamir Khan's Lagaan (2002)

Varinder Chawla

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Only 2 other films have previously made it to the final 5. They are the Mother India (1957), and Salaam Bombay! (1988)

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Oscars 2025: India's Entry Laapataa Ladies Beat These 29 Films

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Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2025

Varinder Chawla

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The film was chosen from a list of 29 films including Bollywood hit Animal, Malayalam National Award winner Aattam, and Cannes winner All We Imagine As Light

Varinder Chawla

Instagram/sandeepreddy.vanga

Besides Laapataa Ladies, Hindi film Srikanth, and Tamil movies Vaazhai and Thangalaan were among the top five in the 29-title list

Varinder Chawla

Instagram/rajkummar_rao

Malayalam film Ullozhukku, winner of 3 Kerala State Film Awards, was part of the list too

Varinder Chawla

Amazon

Tamil film Maharaja, Telugu titles Kalki 2898 AD, and Hanu-Man were also part of the list

Varinder Chawla

Instagram/actorprabhas

Hindi films Swatantraya Veer Savarkar and Article 370 were also part of the list

Varinder Chawla

Instagram/randeephooda

Laapataa Ladies had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Varinder Chawla

Instagram/raodyness

No Indian entry has been nominated for best international feature film at the Oscars since the release of Aamir Khan's Lagaan (2002)

Varinder Chawla

Amazon

Only 2 other films have previously made it to the final 5. They are the Mother India (1957), and Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Varinder Chawla

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