India has sent its official entry for the Oscars 2025. The movie is truly excellent and it received a lot of love from the Indian audiences. We are talking about Laapata Ladies. No doubt that the movie is truly an amazing choice. A small-budget movie handles several issues of women with so much fun and delicacy that it becomes a thought-provoking yet fun watch.
But there are still better choices than Laapata Ladies. You see, the committee which sends Indian films to the Oscars is usually very incompetent and useless. Even in 2022, they did not send RRR for the Oscars. Had Rajamouli not led a whole campaign for the film then it would never have won.
The most deserving option would have been Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light. The movie won at Cannes and is a kind of movie which can’t be described through adjectives.
We do realise that Payal Kapadia is nowhere near Aamir Khan when it comes to campaigns and connections. He can promote the movie far far better.
But here’s the thing.
Aamir Khan can independently lead Laapata Ladies in the Oscars race. On the other hand, it would have been nice if India officially sent All We Imagine As Light because it needs support from the institutions.
Even people are not very happy with this decision. What do you think?
The Zone of Interest won the Grand Prix at Cannes '23, the same award All We Imagine As Light won this year. The Zone of Interest took home the Oscar for Best International Film. I think All We Imagine... had a strong chance with the Oscar jury, especially after its Cannes… pic.twitter.com/2ESuruKpQV
— Vishal (@vishalandcinema) September 23, 2024
Payal Kapadia's ‘ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT’ was not submitted as the official Oscar entry by either India or France this year. pic.twitter.com/S2n4wDicLB
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 23, 2024
Let's be real. A jury that was even considering to send 'Animal' was never going to pick 'All We Imagine as Light'. pic.twitter.com/4k7kmANrk4
— Sayantan Ghosh (@sayantansunnyg) September 23, 2024
All We Imagine as Light is the winner of Grand Prix at Cannes 2024 — last year's winner of the award won the Best International Feature at the Oscar's (the Zone of Interest). An incomptentent body made up of people illiterate about cinema and who want to manifest their biases. https://t.co/SxUBWoxHbH
— ⚰️ (@apparitionnow) September 23, 2024
Looks like the Film Federation of India saved the govt's face by avoiding All We Imagine as Light as India's Oscar entry. The Cannes Grand Prix was an awkward moment for the govt having to congratulate director Payal Kapadia against whom its fighting a case. pic.twitter.com/N3YqMmr4YS
— aby (@abytharakan) September 23, 2024