New Delhi:
The number of Laapataa Ladies as India’s official entry for Oscars 2025 is making headlines. Amidst the thrill, let’s recall a press release made by Amitabh Bachchan, the place he emphasised the significance of valuing our personal nation’s awards. When Big B was chosen as India’s Prime Icon for 2012 on the CBS/Large FM Awards, he remarked, “To begin with, we’ve to simply accept that it (Oscars) is the foremost award. In my opinion, it’s for a distinct subject, cinema of a distinct form and language. We must always really feel happy with our personal nation and its awards,” as per an IANS report.
Amitabh Bachchan added, “If another nation feels that we deserve any of their awards, then it will be an honour for us.”
Coming again to Laapataa Girls, it has been selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars 2025. Directed by Kiran Rao, the movie tells the story of two younger brides who get misplaced on a prepare. They find yourself in surprising places and face numerous challenges. It explores the theme of girls’s empowerment. Headlined by Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta and Sparsh Shrivastav, the film additionally options Chhaya Kadam and Satendra Soni in important roles. Laapataa Girls is produced by Jio Studios, Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Photos. The movie is obtainable for streaming on Netflix.
On Monday, information company ANI introduced Laapataa Girls‘ choice as India’s official Oscar entry by sharing a submit on X (previously Twitter). They uploaded a picture of a quotation from the Movie Federation of India. Part of the quotation learn, “Indian girls are a wierd combination of submission and dominance. Nicely-defined, highly effective characters in a single world a LAAPATAA LADIES (Hindi) captures this variety completely, although in a semi-idyllic world and in a tongue-in-cheek manner. It reveals you that girls can fortunately want to be house makers in addition to insurgent and be entrepreneurially inclined.”
In the meantime, Amitabh Bachchan was final seen in Kalki 2898 AD. The Nag Ashwin directorial additionally options Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani in pivotal roles.