Aamir Khan and Alfonso Cuarón Join Forces on India’s ‘Lost Ladies’ Awards Campaign With Special Screening
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The team behind India’s Academy Award entry “Lost Ladies” (“Laapataa Ladies”), including superstar producer Aamir Khan, is mounting a robust international campaign, with Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón lending his support by hosting a special screening of the film.
Khan, one of India’s biggest stars, discovered the project while serving as a jury member for a script competition. “I just fell in love with the script,” Khan told Variety. “The plot itself was really exciting.
And along with that, the film was saying some really important things… with a lot of warmth.” Khan shared the script with director Kiran Rao.
After Rao’s involvement, the humor aspects were developed in subsequent drafts. The film explores themes of women’s independence and their right to make decisions for themselves.
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