Kiran Rao’s directorial film, Laapataa Ladies, which addresses gender equality, was showcased at the Supreme Court of India on August 9. On Instagram, Kiran posted several photos from the event, which featured her alongside Aamir Khan, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Ms. Kalpana Das.
In her Instagram post, Kiran shared images from the screening day, including a moment where she spoke to the audience with Aamir Khan beside her. The post also includes a photo of Kiran and Aamir with CJI DY Chandrachud and Ms. Kalpana Das.
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In her caption, Kiran Rao expressed her excitement about the screening of *Laapataa Ladies* at the Supreme Court, writing: “We had the unbelievable honour of screening our film Laapataa Ladies at the Supreme Court yesterday. As is visible in these pictures, I am over the moon! Deeply grateful to our absolutely brilliant CJI DY Chandrachud, his wonderful partner Ms Kalpana Das, and the whole team of the CJI. It is an experience I will personally always hold dear, and on behalf of my entire cast and crew, I am so thankful for this honour.”
In response to the post, actress Pratibha Ranta, who played Pushpa in the film, commented: “Omggg (heart eyes emoticons),” while Nitanshi Goel, who portrayed Phool, reacted with flower emoticons.
*Laapataa Ladies* features new talents Pratibha Ratna, Sparsh Shrivastav, and Nitanshi Goel. Set in the fictional state of Nirmal Pradesh in 2001, the film tells the story of two brides who are swapped on a train; one ends up with the wrong groom while the other is abandoned at a railway station. A police officer, Kishan (played by Ravi Kishan), takes on the investigation. Based on an award-winning story by Biplab Goswami, the film is produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Jyoti Deshpande, under the banners of Aamir Khan Productions, Kindling Pictures, and Jio Studios.