Kiran Rao’s film Laapataa Ladies has been chosen as India’s official entry for the Oscars next year. The movie features newcomers Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Shrivastav in leading roles. During the film’s promotion in June, Nitanshi shared an interesting experience on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, revealing that she had to miss her Class 11 exams to support the film’s publicity efforts.
In her conversation, Nitanshi expressed gratitude for the support she received from her friends and teachers. She explained, “I have gotten very supportive friends and teachers. Because my promotions were going on, I could not take my final exams. I took them later for 11th standard. During the exam, a teacher came to me and said, ‘You’ve done such good work!’ The invigilator, who was there, said, ‘Listen, let her complete her exam then we all will get a chance to talk to her, click selfies with her, and tell her how good she was.’ They all somewhere have rooted for me. I couldn’t tell them what exactly was the film I was doing earlier, but now that they’ve watched it, I hope they’re proud of me. I’m now in class 12, studying commerce, and I’ll of course give the board exams, which will be next year.”
Laapataa Ladies is set in the fictional state of Nirmal Pradesh in 2001 and follows the story of two brides, Phool and Pushpa, who accidentally get swapped during a train journey. One bride is taken home by the other’s groom, while the other is left stranded at a railway station. A police officer, played by Ravi Kishan, takes on the responsibility of investigating the unusual case. The film is presented by Jio Studios and produced by Aamir Khan Productions along with Kiran Rao’s Kindling Productions. It is co-produced by Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan, and Jyoti Deshpande and is available for streaming on Netflix India.
