‘Laapataa Ladies’ talks women’s liberties and agency: producers Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao | Indian Movie News

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India’s official entry to the OscarsLaapataa Ladies‘, now re-baptized’Lost Ladies‘ is a “very important” film about the subject. women’s freedoms and agency, financial independence, “the ability to imagine one’s own future” and male allyship, its producers Kiran Rao And Aamir Khan in question.

“When I heard the story, it felt very personal to me, because I’ve seen so many women in my life who didn’t have the chance to do it the way I wanted,” Rao said. he said. A special screening of ‘Lost Ladies’ is here.
“It felt like a great story to be able to talk about women’s freedom, their financial independence, their ability to imagine their own future,” which is a luxury for most women in very traditional societies, she added.

Rao, the film’s director, said the film gave him a chance to use a “comedy of errors” to really examine deep-rooted patriarchy.
Rao, Khan and Head of Jio Studios – Office of the President, Media and Entertainment Jyoti Deshpande are currently traveling around the US, leading special screenings and engaging with audiences here about their films, which are India’s official entry to the 2025 Oscars. The film is produced by Aamir. Khan Productions, Kindling Pictures and Jio Studios.
After screenings and discussions in New York, the team is now in Los Angeles. Oscar Shortlists will be made on December 17, with the nomination announcement on January 17. The 97th Oscars will take place on March 2, 2025.
Speaking at a special screening organized by fashion designer Prabal Gurung in midtown Manhattan, Khan recalled that he “loved the script” when he first read it at a script competition in which he was a jury member. The script “moved me. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It was a lot of fun. It also said some very important things.”
Khan stated that the film is about women’s agency and said, “It is time for men to contribute to this as well. In a way, they do this too. I think this is a very important film.”
Khan added as the team started working on the script, “I realized there are so many different aspects to it and male friendship is a very important aspect and I think that’s important in life anyway.”
“I think women should help men, vice versa. Men should help women… I just see it as human beings. If someone is making such an unfair deal, how can you just stand by and watch it happen?” ? It feels weird. “So I’m very glad that the film really shows such an important part of progress, of progress,” he said.
Responding to a question about how ‘Lost Ladies’ reflects his vision for both Indian cinema and global storytelling, Deshpande said that it is a “shining light” of the company’s vision and mission of ‘Make in India and Show to the World’.
“Of all the stories we tell, Lost Lady is a shining example of what we want to do; take Indian stories at their core and celebrate India, Indian culture and the Indian voice with the world,” Deshpande said at the screening organized by Product. of Culture, an agency, media platform and community founded by women of color, dedicated to empowering South Asians.
Khan, whose film ‘Lagaan’ was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2002, expressed his hope that ‘Lost Ladies’ will connect with the audience “in a deep way, in a way that will make you feel truly satisfied and welcome.” It’s warm inside and affects you. “I think so far people are liking the movie and they’ve connected to it pretty deeply.”
Expressing his satisfaction with Rao’s style of making the film, Khan said, “Every film has its own journey and every film has its own voice. After all, as filmmakers, this is our film until the day it is released and after that it belongs to the audience.”
Rao said the film was “made to spark conversations”. I hope he continues to do this. I hope it gets people to be kind to each other, to go out and give big hugs to all the women in their lives, to support each other. , to support each other.”
As for what viewers should take away from the film, Deshpande responded: “It’s a big-hearted movie with a huge, deep message, without being preachy. I hope they love the movie enough to tell other people they love the movie and I’m going to see it.”
As the film’s campaign for the award ceremony to be held in Los Angeles begins, a new poster of the film with the English title “Lost Lady” has been released. The film tells the story of two brides, Phool and Jaya, who accidentally switch places during a train journey. It stars Nitanshi Goel and Pratibha Ranta in the lead roles. It also stars Sparsh Shrivastava, Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam and Geeta Aggarwal Sharma.