Laapataa Ladies shortlisted for Best International Film at Japan Academy Film Prize

Kiran Rao-directed and the critically acclaimed Laapataa Ladies has been winning hearts since its release. And now, the film has been shortlisted for the Japan Academy Film Prize 2024.

Laapataa Ladies has been running in cinemas since 115 days in the country. The Best International Film's winner will be announced on March 14, during the awards ceremony.

Apart from Laapataa Ladies, other films that are competing in the category include Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of



Interest, and Alex Garland’s Civil War.

Presented by Jio Studios, Laapataa Ladies has been helmed by Kiran Rao and bankrolled by Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande, with a script by Biplab Goswami.

Kiran, who began her career as an assistant director (AD) for Aamir Khan's film Lagaan (2001), wrote and directed her first film, Dhobi Ghat, in 2011. Lapataa Ladies was her second film as a director.

The film starred Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Ravi Kishan, Sparsh Shrivastava, and Chhaya Kadam, among others in pivotal roles.