βLaapataa Ladiesβ Review: A Feel-Good Social Dramedy Represents India at the Oscars
10 December 2024 at 01:00
An amusing bridal switcheroo, βLaapataa Ladiesβ (or βLost Ladiesβ in some territories) makes effective use of Bollywoodβs broad social messaging. This mode of storytelling can be heavy-handed for the sake of mass appeal, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and symbolic, resulting in a crowd-pleaser filled β for better or worse β with [β¦]