These films defeat Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies in the Oscars 2025 race.

Laapataa Ladies will no longer be vying for an Oscar in 2025 in the International Feature Film category.

India's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category, "Laapataa Ladies," directed by Kiran Rao, is no longer in the running for an Oscar. The ten categories' selected films for the 97th Academy Awards ceremony were revealed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

On March 1, 2024, Kiran Rao's film Laapataa Ladies, which was produced by Jio Studios, Kindling Pictures, and Aamir Khan Productions, made its theatrical debut. Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Ravi Kishan, and Chhaya Kadam all make appearances in the movie.

Concerning Laapataa Women

The plot of Laapataa Ladies, which is set in rural India, centers on two young brides who are accidentally switched aboard a train.

Laapataa Women's box office receipts

During its 13-week theatrical run in India, the film brought in ₹20.58 crore, according to Sacnilk.com. The film made ₹27.06 crore worldwide, with ₹2.75 crore coming from the foreign market and ₹24.31 crore from India. According to media reports, the film cost about ₹5 crore to make.

The film's crew, which includes producer Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao, has already launched the Oscars 2025 campaign. The movie was recently shown in London. 'Lost Ladies' was the title of a new movie poster that was released on November 12. The translation of the Hindi word Laapataa to its English equivalent, Lost, marked a shift for audiences around the world.

What other Amir Khan film was nominated for an Oscar?
Remarkably, the last Indian film to make it into the top five nominations for Best International Feature Film (formerly Best Foreign Film) at the 2002 Oscars was Aamir Khan's classic Lagaan. Despite being chosen as India's official submissions, some films such as Rang De Basanti (2006) and Taare Zameen Par (2007) did not receive an Oscar nomination.

Nominations for Oscars 2025 International Feature Film Category

Brazil, “I’m Still Here”

Canada, “Universal Language”

Czech Republic, “Waves”

Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle”

France, “Emilia Pérez”

Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”

Iceland, “Touch”

Ireland, “Kneecap”

Italy, “Vermiglio”

Latvia, “Flow”

Norway, “Armand”

Palestine, “From Ground Zero”

Senegal, “Dahomey”

Thailand, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies”

United Kingdom, “Santosh”