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Laapataa Ladies (2023)

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Original title
लापता लेडीज़
Directed by
Kiran Rao
Genre
comedy drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 162 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young brides are accidentally swapped during a train journey to their new husbands' homes. The mix up leads to a series of comedic and awkward situations as each woman navigates a household that expects a different bride.

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What happens

Laapataa Ladies, released internationally as Lost Ladies, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Kiran Rao, and produced by Rao, Aamir Khan, and Jyoti Deshpande. It stars Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan, and tells the story of two young newly-wed brides who get exchanged during a train ride to their husband's homes. The film was screened at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2023, and was theatrically released on 1 March 2024. The film received critical acclaim and was praised for its story, screenplay and cast performances. It won Best Film (Critics' Choice) at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The selection of entry raised concerns and controversy over the film instead of All We Imagine as Light. At the 70th Filmfare Awards, Laapataa Ladies received a record-breaking 24 nominations and won 13 awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Female Debut (Goel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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