Oscars 2025: Laapataa Ladies Beats 29 Films To Become India's Official Entry

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Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies has been announced as India’s official entry for Oscars 2025.

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The film will compete for a spot in the nomination list of Best Foreign Films.

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Laapataa Ladies was nominated with 28 other films includes Ranbir Kapoor-Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal and Prabhas-Amitabh Bachchan starrer Kalki 2898 AD.

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The list submitted to members of The Film Federation of India for the Oscars 2025 consideration revealed that a total of 29 movies were in the running.

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The list featured 13 South Indian films were being considered.

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These include Hanuman, Kalki 2898 AD, National Award winning film Aattam, Kottukkaali Maharaja, Ullozhukku, Aadujeevitham, Jigarthanda Double X, Thangalaan, Jama, Vaazhai, Mangalavaaram and All We Imagine as Light, which won Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.

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The Hindi films included Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan, Kill, Good Luck, Animal, Srikanth, Chandu Champion, Joram, Maidaan, Sam Bahadur, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, and Article 370.

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