By
Tanveer Zaidi (Actor, Author, Educationist)
Officials of Hon’ble Supreme Court Of India organized a celebration to mark the 75th year of the establishment of the Supreme Court of India.
On the special occasion,
Kiran Rao’s directorial Laapataa Ladies was screened today in Delhi for the judges and the members of the Registry.
Director of the film, Kiran Rao, and Producer Aamir Khan were present during the screening. There was an introductory meeting of the Chief Justice of India and the other court judges and their family members, with Superstar- Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao.
Laapataa Ladies was selected for the screening for it’s theme of gender equality.
The screening was followed by dinner.
Laapataa Ladies tells the story of two young newly-wed brides who get exchanged during a train ride to their husband’s homes.
Directed by Kiran Rao,
Original Story by Biplab Goswami,
Screenplay and Dialogues by Sneha Desai,
Additional Dialogues by
Divyanidhi Sharma,
Produced by
Aamir Khan,
Kiran Rao,
Jyoti Deshpande,
Starring
Ravi Kishan,
Nitanshi Goel,
Sparsh Shrivastava,
Pratibha Ranta,
Abhay Dubey,
Chhaya Kadam and others.
Cinematography by
Vikash Nowlakha,
Edited by Jabeen Merchant,
Music by
Ram Sampath.
Production
companies are Aamir Khan Productions,
Co-Productions- Kindling Pictures and Jio Studios.
Distributed by
Yash Raj Films,
Release dates-
8 September 2023 (TIFF)
March 1, 2024.
Running time-
124 minutes
Country-India,:Language-
Hindi,
Budget.₹4−5 crore,
Box office. ₹25.26 crore.
The film was screened at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on 8 September 2023 and was theatrically released on March 1, 2024. Streaming platform of Laapata Ladies is Netflix.
The film opened to positive reviews from critics and audience and was praised for its story, screenplay and cast performances.
Ravi Kishan was praised for his incredible performance.