PremiumLaapataa Ladies teaser: Director Kiran Rao’s comeback film is a rural satire
The movie features Sparsh Srivastava, Nitanshi Goel and Ravi Kishan in lead roles
Last Updated: 04.36 PM, Sep 08, 2023
Kiran Rao is back with her latest directorial, JioCinema’s comedy drama film Laapataa Ladies - featuring Sparsh Srivastava, Ravi Kishan and Nitanshi Goel in lead roles. An Aamir Khan Productions film, the plot revolves around two brides, who go missing from a train, and the investigation that follows to solve the mystery.
The case of two missing brides
Released recently, the teaser of Laapataa Ladies starts with Deepak Kumar (Sparsh) travelling back home after marriage. Unfortunately, his new bride goes missing midway during the train journey. He lodges a complaint with a local cop (Ravi), who is shocked upon hearing the news. In a parallel story, another groom lodges a complaint at a different police station about his bride, who goes missing from the same train. What looks like a social satire, the story focusses on identifying and finding the two missing brides.
Release date announced
Sharing the trailer on social media, JioCinema captioned the post, “Tarikh pata chali hai, Unka pata bhi jald hi lag jayega! #Laapataaladies 5 January 2024 se aapko nazdiki cinema gharon mein”.
Cast and crew
Based film editor and screenplay writer Biplab Goswami’s award-winning story, Laapataa Ladies is set to premiere at 48th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. The movie features an ensemble cast which also includes Pratibha Ranta and Chhaya Kadam.
The screenplay and dialogues are written by Sneha Desai, while Divyanidhi Sharma has penned additional dialogues. The movie is co-produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Jyoti Deshpande. It’s set to be released on January 5, 2024. With Laapataa Ladies, Kiran is making her directorial comeback after her last film Dhobi Ghat, which released in 2010.