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Laapataa Ladies was released theatrically on March 1, 2024. Kiran Rao’s directorial features Sparsh Shrivastava, Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel, and Ravi Kishan in the lead roles. Kiran Rao’s much-talked-about directorial Laapataa Ladies has been accused of copying a 2019 Arabic film called Burqa City.
Recently, a video from the Burqa City surfaced on social media, which left netizens wondering if Kiran Rao’s Bollywood movie was not an original. The viral clip revealed that the Arabic movie revolved around a newlywed man’s search for his wife after she gets mistakenly replaced by another woman wearing the burqa. Soon after the video surfaced on social media, netizens reacted to it and wondered if Kiran Rao copied the concept of the Arabic movie.
“Nothing that Bollywood produces seems to be an original work of art. They are all brazenly copy pasted from somewhere else, shamelessly billed as original work," one of the users wrote. “Plagirism in India.
Not a new concept," added another. “Abhi kuch nahi ho sakta..
I was under the impression that it was original..good that this movie gave one beautiful song Sajni re by Arijit," a third comment read.
Laapataa Ladies was released theatrically on March 1, 2024. Kiran Rao’s directorial features Sparsh Shrivastava, Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goel, and Ravi Kishan in the lead roles. The movie takes viewers back to rural India in 2001.
Its narrative revolves around two brides who get exchanged during a train journey. The journey filled with twists and turns begins as their husbands start searching for the real bride. Made under the banners of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions, the film marked the directorial comeback of Kiran Rao after Dhobi Ghat.
Before its theatrical release, the film was screened at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2023. It received a standing ovation from the audience present at the festival. Several celebrities, including Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Vijay Varma and others, had also praised the movie.
Laapataa Ladies was later selected as India’s official submission for the International Feature Film category at the 2025 Oscars..
