Laapataa Ladies’ entry into the Oscars 2025 receives praise from Bollywood celebrities

Actors like Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor congratulate the Laapataa Ladies team for being selected as India’s official entry into the Oscars.

Laapataa Ladies, released in 2023, has become one of the most critically acclaimed and audiences-loved films. It stars fresh faces like Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Srivastav and is directed by Kiran Rao. Many celebrities have now come forward to shower praise on the film for being selected as the official entry into the Oscars 2025.

Celebrities praise Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao’s film Laapataa Ladies over Oscars 2025 selection.

Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a film poster and wrote, “Great stories deserve great recognition (clapping hands emoji). Congratulations, @roadyness @aamirkhanproductions. So happy for you guys (rainbow and red heart emojis) @pratibha_ranta @nitanshigoelofficial @shrivastavasparsh @ravikishann.” Karisma Kapoor congratulated the team and wrote “Kiran” with a clap, heart, and smiley emoji. Arjun Kapoor also dropped a poster on his Instagram stories and wrote, “Congratulations to the entire team of Laapataa Ladies for this incredible achievement! Your journey from script to screen has been inspiring, and now, representing India at the Oscars is truly a proud moment!!! (Clapping emoji).”

Kiran Rao speaks about the honor.

Director Kiran Rao expressed her gratitude to FFI for recognizing her hard work and giving her a chance to make her film reach a global audience. She said, “I am very happy. I was not expecting an Oscar entry, as many good films have been made this year. Now, we will have a chance to show this film to a much larger audience. I would like to thank the audience for giving so much love to this film. I think there is something for everyone in this film.”

The latest controversy surrounding Laapataa Ladies’ official entry into the Oscars.

As soon as Laapataa Ladies was selected as India’s official entry into Oscars 2025, many fans felt excited and happy for the team, but a section of the audience felt other Indian films made were more deserving, like “All We Imagine As Light,” which even received the honor of the Cannes Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Also, the Film Federation of India’s (FFI) description of women in its citation, describing why it selected Laapataa Ladies, created controversy by calling Indian women a “strange mix of submission and dominance” in the first line.