Film Federation of India (FFI) recently announced nation's 'official entry' to Oscars 2025. Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies' will compete for prestigious award, revealed the federation. However, before the movie could enjoy its moment,

India has selected Kiran Rao's comedy of errors Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies) to represent the country in the 2025 Oscar race in the Best International Feature category. The Hindi-language film, which premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival,

In an interview with India Today, filmmaker Jahnu Barua, who headed the 13-member committee that made this unanimous decision to select Laapataa Ladies for Oscar 2024, said that the film stood out as it highlighted several issues related to women in a unique way.

Sandhya Suri’s narrative feature debut is a police procedural set in India revolving around the gruesome murder of a teenager.

Laapataa Ladies has been announced to be India’s official entry to Oscars 2025, but with this announcement came a citation document that labels Indian women as a "strange mix of submission and dominance,

Past British films submitted to the International Feature Film category include Winners by Hassan Nazer, Dying to Divorce by Chloe Fairweather, and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The UK won the award last year with Jonathan Glazer’s Zone Of Interest .

As Laapataa Ladies (directed by Kiran Rao and produced by Aamir Khan) has become India's official entry for the Oscars 2025, here are eight others films including Animal, Kalki 2898 AD, Aattam, All We Imagine As Light,