Aamir Khan, Alfonso Cuarón partner on ‘Laapataa Ladies’ awards campaign; plan to host special screenings – report

Globally renowned filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón has come forward to support Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s ‘Lost Ladies,’ giving a massive boost to its awards campaign.

Table of ContentsAlfonso Cuarón joins Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s ‘Lapataa Ladies’ campaignThe team behind ‘Laapataa Ladies’ ‘Laapataa Ladies,’ or ‘Lost Ladies’ as it has been titled for the international audience, is India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025. The critically acclaimed full-length feature has been helmed for the screen by Kiran Rao and backed by superstar Aamir Khan. As the duo gears up to strengthen their awards campaign, they have been joined by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, who promises his support by organising its special screenings, per a Variety report. The ‘Gravity’ director will be marking his presence in London to host a screening of the title on Thursday, December 5. ‘Laapataa Ladies’ hit the screens in India earlier in 2024 and is widely regarded as the year’s best film, for it tackled a social issue and comprised an important underlying message. Alfonso Cuarón joins Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s ‘Lapataa Ladies’ campaign According to Variety, Alfonso Cuarón is eager to host the screening for the motion picture’s much-awaited BAFTA campaign. The report also highlighted that the team is expected to promote the project through in-person screenings, including sessions at the BAFTA headquarters.  Producer Jyoti Deshpande of Jio Studios shared her thoughts on the film’s campaign and said, “Whoever has watched the film has really liked it, and it has resonated with people across different cultures… although it’s a satire, it’s resonating with anyone who watches it.”  She continued, “India has done a lot for the global film industry, in terms of the number of films it makes, the number of languages we have, how rich in culture we are… I think India has come of age and deserves to win an Oscar.” The team behind ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Now that one of the world’s most acclaimed movie-makers has voiced his support for Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan’s ‘Laapataa Ladies,’ it is expected to get a massive boost internationally. That said, the Indian superstar had already commenced the Oscar campaign for the feature earlier last month.  The ‘Talaash’ actor is reportedly present in New York City to spearhead the anticipated awards campaign for the movie, helmed by his ex-wife Kiran Rao, who has also joined him there. For the unversed, ‘Laapataa Ladies’ has been co-produced by Aamir Khan Productions along with Kindling Pictures and Jio Studios. It stars Pratibha Ranta, Nitanhsi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava, and Ravi Kishan in prominent roles. ALSO READ: Priyanka Chopra confirms her comeback to Bollywood after ‘The Sky Is Pink’; Is it ‘Jee Le Zaraa’? Here’s what Desi Girl responded To stay updated with the latest Bollywood news, follow us on Instagram and Twitter, like us on Facebook and visit Masala.com. jQuery(function($){ $("#main img").each(function(){ var $this = $(this), flag = ""; if (this.hasAttribute("alt") === false) //text = " has no alt attribute"; flag=1; else if ($this.attr("alt") === "") //text = " has an empty alt attribute"; flag=1; else //text = " has an alt attribute of '"+$this.attr("alt")+"'"; flag=0; if(flag==1){ var trimStr = $.trim($("#main h1").text()); if($this.parent().hasClass("post-thumbnail")){ $this.attr('alt',trimStr); } else { if($this.next().text() === "") $this.attr('alt',trimStr); else $this.attr('alt',$this.next().text()); } } }); }); Tagged: Aamir Khan, kiran rao, Laapataa Ladies, Lost Ladies, Oscars 2025 Shivam Parashar linkedin_urlinstagram_url A cinema and sports enthusiast who holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi. More by Shivam Parashar

‘Laapataa Ladies,’ or ‘Lost Ladies’ as it has been titled for the international audience, is India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025. The critically acclaimed full-length feature has been helmed for the screen by Kiran Rao and backed by superstar Aamir Khan. As the duo gears up to strengthen their awards campaign, they have been joined by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, who promises his support by organising its special screenings, per a Variety report. The ‘Gravity’ director will be marking his presence in London to host a screening of the title on Thursday, December 5.

‘Laapataa Ladies’ hit the screens in India earlier in 2024 and is widely regarded as the year’s best film, for it tackled a social issue and comprised an important underlying message.

Alfonso Cuarón joins Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s ‘Lapataa Ladies’ campaign

Aamir Khan, Alfonso Cuarón partner on ‘Laapataa Ladies’ awards campaign; plan to host special screenings – report
According to Variety, Alfonso Cuarón is eager to host the screening for the motion picture’s much-awaited BAFTA campaign. The report also highlighted that the team is expected to promote the project through in-person screenings, including sessions at the BAFTA headquarters.

Producer Jyoti Deshpande of Jio Studios shared her thoughts on the film’s campaign and said, “Whoever has watched the film has really liked it, and it has resonated with people across different cultures… although it’s a satire, it’s resonating with anyone who watches it.”

She continued, “India has done a lot for the global film industry, in terms of the number of films it makes, the number of languages we have, how rich in culture we are… I think India has come of age and deserves to win an Oscar.”

The team behind ‘Laapataa Ladies’

Aamir Khan, Alfonso Cuarón partner on ‘Laapataa Ladies’ awards campaign; plan to host special screenings – report
Now that one of the world’s most acclaimed movie-makers has voiced his support for Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan’s ‘Laapataa Ladies,’ it is expected to get a massive boost internationally. That said, the Indian superstar had already commenced the Oscar campaign for the feature earlier last month.

The ‘Talaash’ actor is reportedly present in New York City to spearhead the anticipated awards campaign for the movie, helmed by his ex-wife Kiran Rao, who has also joined him there. For the unversed, ‘Laapataa Ladies’ has been co-produced by Aamir Khan Productions along with Kindling Pictures and Jio Studios. It stars Pratibha Ranta, Nitanhsi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava, and Ravi Kishan in prominent roles.