This film could not even make it to the final 15 films in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced the film's exclusion. British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri's film 'Santosh' was included in the final 15 list. Sandhya Suri's film 'Santosh' will represent Britain.

Apart from this, the films that made it to the final 15 include 'I'm Still Here' (Brazil), 'Universal Language' (Canada), 'Emilia Perez', 'The Girl with the Needle' (Denmark), 'Waves' (Czech Republic), 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' (Germany), 'Touch' (Iceland), 'Kneecap' (Ireland), 'Vermiglio' (Italy), 'Flow' (Latvia), 'Armand' (Norway), 'From Ground Zero' (Palestine), 'Dahomey' (Senegal) and 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' (Thailand).

The Oscar Awards will be announced on January 17. The Oscar Awards ceremony will be held on March 2.

The rural-based film 'Laapata Ladies', which became India's official entry for Oscars 2025, was released in theaters on March 1. The film was praised by both critics and audiences. Presented by Jio Studios, Lapata Ladies (Lost Ladies) is directed by Kiran Rao. The film is produced by Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande.

The script of this film, made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions, was prepared by Biplab Goswami. While the extra dialogues were written by Divyanidhi Sharma.

Before 'Missing Ladies', three films from India, 'Mother (1957) India', 'Salaam Bombay' (1988) and 'Lagaan' (2001) have been nominated for Oscar, but none of them could win Oscar.