The submissions for the 97th Oscars in the best international feature category are coming thick and fast as countries rush to get in their entries before the Nov. 14 deadline. Kazakhstan is the latest to pick a national contender,

Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies was selected over Payal Kapadia’s festival winner All We Imagine As Light for India’s Oscar entry. Fans are not too happy

Actor Aamir Khan congratulates ex-wife Kiran Rao and her team on Laapataa Ladies’ incredible achievement. Aamir Khan has reacted to Laapataa Ladies being chosen as India’s entry for Oscars 2025. Opening up about the proud moment,

The actress plays a mother defending her son in the school-set drama from first-time director Halfdan Ullmann Tondel.

Iran has selected In the Arms of the Tree as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation made the announcement this morning.

The Film Federation of India has selected Kiran Rao’s "Laapataa Ladies" ("Lost Ladies") as the official submission to the best international feature film category of the 2025 Academy Awards. The film debuted as a Centrepiece selection at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Magnus von Horn's period drama looks at the plight of pregnant women seeking a termination at a time when abortion was illegal and there were few other options.

A meme fest has started off on social media after Laapataa Ladies Oscars 2025 selection. People have recalled how Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Kiran Rao had a cold war a few months ago over certain films promoting misogny.

Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao, is nominated for the Oscars 2025. The film, which follows two brides who swap places, premiered at TIFF 2023.

The Laapataa Ladies team has made India proud as it has been selected as the nation's official entry at the Oscars 2025. Directed by Kiran Rao, the movie starred young actors like Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava,