Star
Cast:
Ravi
Kishan,
Nitanshi
Goel,Pratibha
Ranta,Sparsh
Shrivastava,
Chhaya
Kadam
Director:
Kiran
Rao
Laapataa
Ladies
Review:
Very
rarely
you
get
to
see
a
film
that
is
entertaining
yet
hard-hitting
and
that's
where
Kiran
Rao's
Laapataa
Ladies
scores.
Firstly
kudos
to
Kiran
for
not
just
attempting
but
perfectly
executing
this
heartwarming
tale
of
two
brides
who
accidentally
switch
places
on
a
train.
The
hilarious
small-town
drama
stars
newbies-
Nitanshi
Goel,
Pratibha
Ranta
&
Sparsh
Shrivastava
along
with
Ravi
Kishan,
among
others,
and
releases
in
theatres
on
March
1,
2024.
At
the
times
where
no-brainier
masala
entertainers
have
taken
a
top
spot,
Laapataa
Ladies
gives
you
hope
that
'good
cinema'
do
exist.
For
a
lot
of
reasons,
a
film
like
Laapataa
Ladies
is
the
need
of
hour
and
congratulations
to
the
entire
team
for
their
honest
attempt.
Shot
in
Madhya
Pradesh
and
set
in
the
year
2001
in
a
fictional
Nirmal
Pradesh,
the
film
is
about
two
new
brides-
Phool
and
Jaya
who
get
swapped
on
the
very
first,
post-wedding
journey
in
train.
Laapataa
Ladies
is
a
delightful
watch,
the
movie
touches
subjects
like,
feminism,
women
empowerment,
dowry
and
girl
educations
without
being
preachy.
In
the
era
of
VFX,
high-octane
action
sequences
and
glorification
of
misogyny
on
screen,
Laapataa
Ladies
is
a
breather
and
is
as
a
fresh
tale
of
love
and
is
a
perfect
family
entertainer
that
you
must
watch
on
big
screens.
Story:
Phool
(Nitanshi
Goel)
and
Jaya
(Pratibha
Ranta)
are
two
new
brides
&
their
faces
hidden
behind
identical
red
ghunghaats
(marital
veil).
The
duo
along
with
their
grooms
are
traveling
to
their
respective
sasurals(in-law's
place)
in
a
jam
packed
second
class
train.
Their
fate
takes
a
U-turn
when
Phool's
husband
Deepak
(Sparsh
Shrivastava)
accidentally
wakes
Jaya
in
the
night
and
takes
her
home
to
his
village,
meanwhile
Phool
finds
herself
stranded
in
the
small
railway
station
Pateela
with
a
bunch
of
residents
of
the
station,
including
a
tea
shop
owner
Manju
Mai
(Chhaya
Kadam),
for
company.
What
happens
next
is
not
just
a
comedy
of
errors
but
unfolds
a
lot
of
other
societal
issues
in
not
so
preachy
ways.
Acting:
Both
the
young
girls
Nityanshi
Goel
and
Pratibha
Ranta
mesmerize
as
the
misplaced
brides.
With
opposite
personalities
both
the
girl
perfectly
fits
in
the
character,
Goel
as
Phool
is
demure
and
aces
in
her
coy
yet
confident
avatar.
Contrary
to
Goel's
character
Pratibha
Ranta
as
Jaya/Pushpa
is
observant
and
calculated
and
hates
to
be
a
damsel
in
distress
and
rather
takes
the
unfortunate
switch
as
a
blessing
in
disguise.
Sparsh
Srivastav
impresses
as
Deepak,who
comes
from
a
patriarchal
background
but
won't
shy
in
standing
up
against
patriarchy,
he
even
shows
his
emotional
side
when
needed.
Known
for
Jamtara,
Sparsh
brings
so
much
to
his
character,
however,
it's
Ravi
Kishan
who
takes
the
cake
as
cop
Shyam
Manohar.
Kishan
is
a
delight
to
watch
on
screen
as
a
seemingly
corrupt
police
officer-
his
eyes
manic
and
mouth
full
of
tobacco
as
he
succumbs
to
the
intrigue
of
this
case.
Every
time
he
comes
on
screen
you
will
be
forced
laugh
your
hearts
out.
Other
side
characters
also
perfectly
blends
in
the
story
and
lives
up
to
the
expectations.
Direction:
Kiran
Rao
once
again
proves
her
craftsmanship
and
when
is
comes
to
deep-rooted
films,
she
aces
the
genre.
This
is
her
second
film
after
'Dhobhi
Ghat'
and
we
need
to
see
more
of
Kiran's
work.
Her
research
is
solid
and
so
is
her
command
over
the
subject,
there's
not
a
moment
which
gives
you
boredom
and
full
credit
goes
to
Rao.
She
brings
the
best
out
of
the
three
newcomers
who
are
the
lead
actors
and
also
gives
a
fresh
take
to
a
superstar
like
Ravi
Kishan.
Not
to
forget
Ravi
Kishan
in
all
his
recent
interviews
has
called
Laapataa
Ladies
as
his
launchpad
in
Bollywood
and
we
now
know
the
reason
why!
The
film
is
produced
by
Aamir
Khan
Productions
with
a
story
by
Bilab
Goswami,
screenplay
by
Sneha
Desai,
and
additional
dialogue
by
Divyanidhi
Sharma.