Kiran Rao, Lost Ladies and India’s Chances At The Oscars - Interview

Laapataa Ladies ke Oscar campaign ki shuruat ho chuki hai! In this exclusive interview, I sat down with director Kiran Rao and producer Jyoti Deshpande to discuss their strategy for the Oscar campaign, the importance of championing non-star films and supporting women storytellers. We also talked about the industry figures who have rallied behind the film and the universal appeal of Laapataa Ladies that resonates across borders and cultures. Don't miss out on this conversation!

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0:00 - Highlights
0:39 - Jyoti Deshpande on why Laapataa Ladies stands out
2:29 - The process of writing the script
3:31 - Learning about the Oscars
5:15 - Lost Ladies Oscar strategy
7:04 - "We achieved what we set out to"
8:24 - Support from the industry
9:49 - "Breaking down the star system"
11:28 - Why is it a universal film?
12:30 - Chhaya Kadam as Manju Mai
13:30 - Reaction of a Gram Pradhan to Laapataa Ladies

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Laapataa Ladies (transl. Lost ladies), released internationally as Lost Ladies, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Kiran Rao, and produced by Rao, Aamir Khan, and Jyoti Deshpande. It stars Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan, and tells the story of two young newly-wed brides who get exchanged during a train ride to their husband's homes.

It won Best Film (Critics' Choice) at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards.

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