India opts for Kiran Rao’s comedy of errors Ms. Lapata (lost ladies) represents the country in the competition for the 2025 Oscar in the Best International Film category.
The Hindi film premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, beating Payal Kapadia’s film Everything we imagine is lightThe film was considered a frontrunner for the Oscars after receiving critical acclaim in Cannes and winning the Grand Jury Prize at the festival.
But Rao’s work has proven popular with audiences on the film festival circuit. This light satirical drama tells the story of Jaya (Pratibha Ranta) and Pur (Nitansh Goel): two new brides, their faces hidden behind identical red wedding veils, The two traveled to the wedding on the same Indian cross-country train, but accidentally switched places and attended the wrong wedding, leading them to completely different destinies. Yash Raj Films acquired the international distribution rights for the film, which debuted on Netflix India after playing in local theaters.
Despite India’s long and rich cinematic tradition, Indian films have struggled in the Oscar race. Only three Indian films have been nominated for Best International Film, decades apart: Mehboob Khan’s indian mother In 1957, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! In 1988, Ashutosh Gowariker’s river 2001. deposit reserve ratio“,” released on Netflix, did not win the best international film award but made history for India last year, winning the Oscar for best original song.
The deadline for submissions for the 96th Academy Awards is November 14. Held on Sunday, March 2nd.
