Laapataa Ladies goes to Oscars 2025: When Aamir Khan wanted to play Ravi Kishan's role in the film 

Kiran Rao's critically acclaimed film Laapataa Ladies is India's official entry to Oscars 2024 in the Best International Film category. Released on March 1, 2024, It marked the film debut of actors Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Shrivastava and featured Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan in key roles. But before Kishan, a well-known face in Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema, was cast as the cop in the film, Rao's ex-husband and producer of the film, Aamir Khan had expressed keenness to play the role.

During an interview, Rao revealed that Aamir had even auditioned for the role.

“Aamir loved the character and auditioned for it as well. But I felt that since he is a star, there would be more expectations from the character if he were to essay that role. Aamir was bringing a star baggage to the character. So, we wanted someone so fit for the role that you cannot make out what he does next. Ravi Kishan is amazing, I felt there could not be a better 'Manohar' than him.”

She also added, “In a way, Aamir helped a lot because he supported the idea of having fresh actors so that the viewers are pleasantly surprised and find some new things in the character and what Ravi Kishan brings to it. When you see stars, you understand that this is a hero and that is a villain. However, we had to keep the suspense till the end."

Based on an original story by Biplab Goswami and adapted to the screen by Sneha Desai, Laapataa Ladies tells the story of two young newly-wed brides who get exchanged during a train ride to their husband's homes. The film takes a humorous approach to talk about women's rights, societal conditioning and empowerment of women among other things.

The film has been made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions.