Producer Kiran Rao‘s highly anticipated comedy ‘Laapataa Ladies’ finally takes a giant leap toward the global arena. Declared the official Indian entry for the 2025 Oscars, the movie has been branded ‘Lost Ladies‘ for international viewers. The new title comes with a whimsical and colorful poster that speaks highly of the movie’s heartwarming themes based on self-discovery and growth. In fact, the very tagline of the film, “Sometimes you have to lose your way to find yourself,” forms the essence of this journey as the central characters, Phool and Jaya, experience it.
Comedian Zarna Garg took a humorous turn on the buzz surrounding ‘Lost Ladies’, pitching a potential sequel that’s going to start laughter. In an entertaining Instagram video with Kiran Rao, Zarna effusively applauds ‘The Lost Ladies’, declaring it a “super hit” and demanding that it have a sequel. She lightheartedly suggests the sequel should be called ‘Ladies We Want to Lose’, where the storyline revolves around her attempt to “lose” her mother-in-law, who is presently in India. Zarna humorously requests Kiran to assist her on the mission, declaring,The next movie should be Ladies We Want to Loose. Start with my mother-in-law. Find her; she is in India, and lose her somewhere, please. I would like to be done with. Thank you for agreeing to this.” The banter had the fans splitting their guts laughing; the video received comments in droves supporting opinions. Fans asked Zarna to feature in upcoming projects; someone even started a “petition” so she could feature in an item number in a Kiran Rao project.
‘Laapataa Ladies’ has been retitled as ‘Lost Ladies’, and it is a comedic as well as emotionally provoking gender dynamics drama in the Indian rural backdrop. Directed by Kiran Rao, the film is produced by Aamir Khan Productions, Kindling Pictures, and Jio Studios. The movie features Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam, and Geeta Aggarwal Sharma. The momentum for ‘Lost Ladies’ and its possible sequel keeps building as the team prepares for the international journey of the film.