New Delhi: After being screened at the Supreme Court, as part of a gender sensitisation program, filmmaker Kiran Rao’s critically acclaimed 2024 film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is all set to release in Japan.
Rao announced this on Instagram while sharing a trailer of the film in Japanese. Along with the video, she wrote, “Laapataa Ladies will be found in Japan from October 4, 2024! We are so excited for our theatrical release in Japan by Shochiku, Japan – arigato gozaimasu!”
Starring Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta and Sparsh Shrivastava, the film is set in rural India and revolves around two new brides who get swapped during a train journey, leading to a complex yet funny situation.
The comedy-drama challenges patriarchy while using satire as a narrative tool. It also opened to largely positive reviews from film critics.
The film has been co-produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions.
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