India has selected Kiran Rao’s comedy of errors Laapataa Ladies ( Lost Ladies) to represent the country in the 2025 Oscar race in the Best International Feature category.

Kiran Rao's "Laapataa Ladies", a gentle, satirical take on gender dynamics and patriarchy in rural India, is the country's official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced here o

Kiran Rao's "Laapataa Ladies" has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars 2025. Produced with Aamir Khan, the film revolves around two

No Indian entry has been nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars since the Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan in 2002. Only two other films have previously made it to the final five and they are the Nargis-starrer Mother India and Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay.

The submissions for the 97th Oscars in the best international feature category are coming thick and fast as countries rush to get in their entries before the Nov. 14 deadline. Kazakhstan is the latest to pick a national contender,