Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This week, Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies.
A mishap on a train involving a set of matching wedding veils leads two brides to end up in the wrong locations. As the families try desperately to set things right, reconnecting the lost ladies with their soon-to-be husbands, each of the two brides embarks on a surprising journey that teaches them something profound about the human condition.
At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 11th April 2025.
- Laapataa Ladies at The Internet Movie Database.
- Kiran Rao talks to Indian Express about working on Lagaan, June 2024.
- Kiran Rao talks to Indian Express about meeting Aamir Khan on the set of Lagaan, May 2024.
- Aamir Khan talks to Times of India about his divorces from Kiran Rao and Reena Dutta, March 2025.
- Aamir Khan talks to Deadline about the production and development of Laapataa Ladies, December 2024.
- Shahana Yasmin at The Independent considers the tension that exists between Payal Kapadia and the larger Indian film industry, May 2024.
- The Hindu reports on All We Imagine as Light as the first Indian film to compete for the Palme d’Or in over forty years, April 2024.
- The Hindu reports on the success of All We Imagine as Light at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2024.
- Kevin Dolak and Georg Szalai at The Hollywood Reporter consider the path of The Zone of Interest from Cannes to the Oscars, March 2024.
- Benjamin Lee at The Guardian considers the increasing importance of Cannes to the Oscar race, March 2025.
- Melania Goodfellow at Deadline reports on France’s decision to submit Emilia Pérez as its candidate for the Best International Film Oscar, September 2024.
- Anne Thompson at IndieWire argues that the rules governing the Best International Film Oscar need to change, May 2023.
- Scott Feinberg at The Hollywood Reporter considers why India failed to submit RRR as a contender for Best International Film, February 2023.
- Jen Yamato at The Los Angeles Times considers the Academy Awards success of RRR, March 2023.
- Bryan Curtis at The New York Times discusses the fickleness of the foreign language Oscar, February 2004.
- Andrew R. Chow at Time considers the Oscars success of Parasite, February 2020.
- Anushka Halve at The Hollywood Reporter considers India’s decision to nominate Laapataa Ladies ahead of All We Imagine as Light, September 2024.
- Shahana Yasmin at The Independent reports on India’s statement considering the selection of Laapataa Ladies over All We Imagine as Light, September 2024.
- Naman Ramachandran writes at Variety about why India chose Laapataa Ladies over All We Imagine as Light, September 2024.
- Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B. write at The New York Times about the tension between Laapataa Ladies and All We Imagine as Light, November 2024.
- The Hollywood Reporter considers the disappointing awards performance of Laapataa Ladies, December 2024.
- Priyanka Dasgupta at Times of India writes about plagiarism accusations comparing Laapataa Ladies to Burqa City, April 2025.
- Ananth Mahadevan talks to Times of India about the similarities between Laapataa Ladies and his own film Ghunghat Ke Pat Khol, July 2024.
- Kiran Rao talks to Deccan Herald about the origins of Laapataa Ladies, February 2024.
- Biplab Goswami talks to The Daily Star about how he developed Laapataa Ladies, July 2024.
- Kiran Rao talks to Scroll about the choice to really emphasise the comedy in Laapataa Ladies, February 2024.
- Kiran Rao talks to New Indian Express about the desire to avoid offending anybody with Laapataa Ladies, October 2024.
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