Hansal Mehta slams FFI for Laapata Oscar end

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and composer Ricky Kej criticized the Film Federation of India (FFI) for overlooking Kiran Rao’s “Laapataa Ladies” for the Oscars’ Best International Feature category. They questioned FFI’s selection process, highlighting a pattern of overlooking strong contenders, citing past omissions like “Bandit Queen” and “All We Imagine As Light.

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