The film 'Missing Ladies' is out of the race for the 97th Oscar Awards-2025. This film could not be included in the list of final 15 films. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) made the announcement on Wednesday morning. However, British-Indian director Sandhya's film 'Santosh' managed to make it to the final 15. The film will represent Britain.
The film 'Lapata Ladies' was sent for an award in the foreign category. The Film Federation of India announced on 23 September to send it to the Oscars 2025. It was directed by Kiran Rao and produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions. It stars Ravi Kishan, Sparsh Srivastava, Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goyal in lead roles.
Nominations for the Oscars will be announced on January 17. The Oscars will be held on March 2. Winners will be announced in this.
The makers screened the film at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) before releasing it in theatres.
'Sam Bahadur' and 'Savarkar' were also in the race for selection. 'Missing Ladies' from India was selected by a 13-member jury of the Film Federation of India Selection Committee. A total of 29 films were included in the nomination race, including Hanuman, Kalki 2898 AD, Animal, Chandu Champion, Sam Bahadur, Swatantra Veer Savarkar, Good Luck, Gharat Ganapati, Maidan, Joram, Kottukali, Jama, Article 370, Attam and All Imagine as Light. . So far, 3 films 'Mother India', 'Salam Bombay' and 'Lagaan' have been nominated from India in the foreign film category of the Oscars, but none have won the award.
Kiran Rao said – this achievement is due to the hard work of the entire team After the film's nomination, director Kiran Rao said, 'I am very honored and happy that our film 'Missing Ladies' has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. This achievement is the result of the hard work of my entire team, whose dedication and passion brought this story to life. I hope that the audience around the world will also like this film.
Kiran also said, 'I would like to thank all the people of the selection committee who believed in this film. I also thank Aamir Khan Productions and Jio Studios for supporting this film. Finally I would like to thank my viewers, who gave this film so much love.
The director of the film, Kiran Rao, expressed hope that the film will be liked by the audience all over the world.
Made in 5 crores, Missing Ladies earned 25 crores The film 'Lapata Ladies' was released in theaters on March 1 this year. The film was directed by Aamir's second ex-wife Kiran Rao. Rs. 5 crores, the film may have collected Rs. 25 crores lifetime collection, but the film was highly appreciated by both critics and public.
(Left to right) Actress Nitanshi Goyal, director Kiran Rao, actor Sparsh Srivastava and Pratibha Ranta with Aamir Khan.
What is the story of the film? The story of the film starts from a rural area. The wedding season is going on in the village. Two young men board a train with their brides. Both brides have veils on their faces, so that their faces are not visible. After the journey is over, both the brides get down and disappear somewhere. A young man 'Deepak' accidentally brings another girl 'Pushpa' to his house. His real wife 'Phoul' lives at the station. The bride might not have changed if he had not worn the veil.
Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan also played an important role in this film.
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