Oscar Entry Laapata Ladies Faces Copying Controversy

Apr 01, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, India’s official entry for the 2025 Oscars, is under scrutiny over plagiarism claims

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Netizens claim the film borrows heavily from Burqa City (2019) and Ghoonghat ke Pat Khol by Ananth Mahadevan

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Both older works explore mistaken identity due to identical burqas and ghunghat, mirroring Laapata Ladies’ core storyline

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The Film Federation of India’s Oscars announcement described Indian women in a way many found offensive, intensifying the backlash

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According to GrokAI, Laapataa Ladies is not a copy of Burqa City, as the settings and plots are significantly different

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