A poster of the movie.

Bollywood film “Laapataa Ladies” has been submitted as India’s official entry to the Oscars.  The film was picked as the official submission on Monday for the upcoming 97th edition of the Academy Awards. It is wonderful news for Bollywood. Producer of the film Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao are very happy to hear the news. It is a great movie indeed. The film, soon after the release, had managed to strike a chord with the audience. It was well received and everybody started talking about the film. It was a very simple film but had the power to hold the attention of the audience. Even I could not believe what I was watching. It was amazing. I felt I had watched a good movie after a long time. Despite the fact that the film had no stars except Ravi Kishan, "Laapataa Ladies" still managed to impress everyone. This shows that a film is loved by the audience only because of its story and nothing else. A good story can drive people to the theatres. I feel happy for Kiran also. She deserves recognition for her work. This was her second directorial venture, the first was "Dhobi Ghat" which was released in 2010. I hope she starts making more films. She is indeed a good filmmaker and she should share her vision with the audience. 

Vikas Shukla,

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