The Film Federation of India announced on Monday that Hindi film Laapataa Ladies, produced by Bollywood star actor Aamir Khan, and directed by his second ex-wife Kiran Rao, is India's official entry for Oscars 2025 in the Best International Feature Film category (known as Best Foreign Language Film till 2020).

Laapataa Ladies beat 20+ movies from several Indian languages to make it as the final choice of a 13-member selection committee, headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua. Other movies that were in contention to be India's Best International Feature Film entry:

1. Vaazhai (Tamil) - Director: Mari Selvaraj
2. Thangalaan (Tamil) - Director: Pa. Ranjith
3. Maharaja (Tamil) - Director: Nithilan Swaminathan
4. Kottukaali (Tamil) - Director: P. S. Vinothraj
5. Jama (Tamil) - Director: Pari Elavazhagan
6. Jigarthanda 2 (Tamil) - Director: Karthik Subbaraj
7. Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu) - Director: Nag Ashwin
8. Mangalavaaram (Telugu) - Director: Ajay Bhupathi
   
9. Hanu-Man (Telugu) - Director: Prasanth Varma
10. Aattam (Malayalam) - Director: Anand Ekarshi
11. All We Imagine As Light (Malayalam) - Director: Payal Kapadia
12. Aadujeevitham/The GOAT Life (Malayalam) - Director: 
13. Ullozhukku (Malayalam) - Director: Christo Tomy
    
14. Swaragandharva Sudir Phadke (Marathi) - Director: Yogesh Deshpande
15. Ghaath (Marathi) - Director:
16. Gharat Ganapati (Marathi) - Director: Navjyot Narendra Bandiwadekar
    
17. Maidaan (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Amit Sharma
18. Chandu Champion (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Chandu Champion
    
19. Article 370 (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale
    
20. Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Randeep Hooda
    
21. Srikanth (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Tushar Hiranandani
    
22. Sam Bahadur (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Sam Bahadur
    
23. Joram (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Devashish Makhija
    
24. Kill (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
25. Good Luck (Bollywood/Hindi) - Director: Prakhar Shrivastava
    
26. Chhota Bheem and The Curse Of Damyaan (Bollywood/Hindi)
27. Animal (Bollywood.Hindi) - Director:
28. Aabha (Odiya) - Director:

Laapaata Ladies was among the final five, alongside Tamil movies Thangalaan, Vaazhai, Malayalam movie Ullozhukku and the Hindi film Srikanth, which marked the return of actress Jyotika to Bollywood movies.