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Laapataa Ladies Out of Oscar 2025: Kiran Rao’s film ‘Lapata Ladies’ has suffered a setback at Oscars 2025. Produced by Aamir Khan, the film was India’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. But the bad news is that Missing Ladies is out of the Oscar race.
Shock for ‘Missing Ladies’ at Oscars 2025!
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the 15 films selected for the next round. In which the film ‘Missing Ladies’ directed by Kiran Rao could not be shortlisted.
Two more Indian films in the Oscar race
However, two more Indian films are still in the Oscar race. The film ‘Missing Ladies’ has been disappointed at Oscars 2025. India’s name is still visible in the short film category.
Film ‘Santosh’ selected for next round
Aamir’s film may have been left out of the Oscar list, but the Hindi language film ‘Santosh’ sent by the UK for Oscar 2025 has been shortlisted for the next round. The film is directed by British Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri. The winners of the Oscars 2025 will be announced on March 2.
How much did the film ‘Missing Ladies’ earn?
The film ‘Missing Ladies’ was released on 1 March 2024. In this, Nitanshi Goyal, Pratibha Ranta, Ravi Kishan, Sparsh Srivastava were in important roles. Set in rural India, the film is about two brides who get swapped in a train. This film of Kiran Rao touches many social issues. Made on a budget of Rs 5 crore, the Indian net collection of this film is Rs 20.58 crore. Whereas the film did a worldwide business of Rs 27.06 crore.
What is the story of the film ‘Santosh’?
Shahana Goswami is playing the role of a police officer in the film. Sunita Rajwar, Sanjay Bishnoi, Kushal Dubey, Naval Shukla and Pratibha Awasthi also have important roles. ‘Santosh’ is the story of a widow (Shahana Goswami) who, after the death of her husband, takes up the job of a police constable in his place. Now he got the job, but he had to face many challenges.