- By Tapapriya Dutta
- Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Aamir Khan, who produced Laapata Ladies, recently opened up about how the country will react if the movie wins an Oscar. The actor said that the Industry is eagerly waiting for an Indian movie to get an award. Aamir further stated that if the film wins the Academy Awards then the country will ‘go ballistic.’ The superstar highlighted how the country will react in happiness if the day comes when the movie wins the prestigious award on a global stage.
In an interview with BBC News India, Aamir said “I am not quite sure how seriously to take a competition. But I would be really happy. It would create a tremendous opportunity for the film to be seen by a lot more people because when a film wins an Oscar or Academy award, then people from around the world want to see what it’s like. So, it opens a huge window of opportunity for a larger audience for a film.”
“More important than that, I think Indians are so film crazy and we have been dying to win an Academy Award for an Indian film which hasn’t happened till now. So, the country would go ballistic. They’ll just go mad if we win. So just for the people of our country, I’d be very happy if we win the award,” the actor added.
The star also explained the reason behind choosing Kiran Rao for direction. He added, “I think the reason I chose her is because I know she will be honest with it, and that’s what I wanted, and that’s what it needed.”
Laapata Ladies received appreciation post-OTT release on Netflix. The movie starred young actors like Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel and Sparsh Shrivastav in key roles. Whereas, Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam and Satendra Soni were seen in supporting roles.