TIFF review: Kiran Rao’s “Lost Ladies” is a joyous revelation from India

There is A delicious little movie Since THE 2023 Toronto Movie Festival that deserved has become A hit global. It is called Lost Ladies, initially title Laapataa Ladies, And It is A of THE best discoveries out of THE autumn movie festivals This year. He just created has TIFF And It is program has open In India In early 2024; I am optimistic distributors global are picking up on he And manufacturing plans, especially as more And more of We rave about This movie. Lost Ladies East THE last functionality movie do by Indian director Kiran Rao, director of THE 2010 movie Mumbai Diaries Before This (She has Above all has been functioning as A producer on other projects on THE pass decade). THE fun for everyone General public comedy East about how All becomes A "cheerful mess" When two young brides get exchange while on A form; together In 2001, somewhere In rural India. THE history follows two the newlyweds, And their The husbands, WHO get disabled has THE fake station And END up In THE fake city just Before their weddings. He allow everyone a few time has Finally wonder: East This What they Really to want In life?

THE scenario For Lost Ladies East by Sneha Desai, Since A history by Biplab Goswami. I wouldn't I be surprised if It is base on A real history, as something as This could arrive easily. In THE movie, new brides Jaya (plays by Pratibha Ranta) And Phool (plays by Nitanshi Goel) cross paths on A crowded form A day. They are veil In crimson, watermark marital sarees, both with drawings that look enough similar. When THE First of all husband, THE shy Deepak (plays Sparsh Shrivastava), rushes out of THE form When they reach their stop late has night, he caught THE fake women And Thus begin This to exchange history. As This East THE to start, he becomes something other entirely. THE movie subverts expectations with A obvious Again healthy "not everyone East What they seem on THE surface" message, And along THE path each Single characters TRUE interior nature East revealed. From THE police officer WHO East assigned has THE case, has THE two The husbands, has others WHO help each of them, they are not all WHO they seem And THE history keep on going has go In new directions as each of them to try has figure out What East following. A of THE brides do not to want has go back has her husband, THE other do but has No hint how has find him.

THE entire time watching This movie, A of My thoughts was "someone In Hollywood East going has redo This as A amusing romantic comedy" but that thought Also makes Me cringe. It is ideal For A English language redo, because THE history East SO amusing And eccentric And Exactly THE Perfect plot For A movie that makes anybody laugh. However, It is THE entire indicate here - This original movie deserved as mention attention And love And success, even if It is all In Hindi. Rao's Lost Ladies progress In A wonderfully inspiring & accountability history For THE women of India. A of THE brides to be friends local wanderers WHO work has THE form station And becomes A assistant has A older women WHO short A food stay there. She learn how has work on her own And manage her life by se, without A man to dictate her each move And insistent She must be THE governess. THE other bride East trying has escape A insulting man (And others), learning how has appreciate THE help & support of kind Men, especially THE Good married WHO East desperate has find her own lost bride. There are many campy Again endearing scenes In This Or THE in writing strongly encourages women has resist traditions And express themselves honestly, passionately, And in complete confidence - In never mind path makes them feel happy And satisfied.

I love watching Rao's Lost Ladies, A delicious comedy surprise Since India. A wonderful movie For THE times were In that not so subtly motivates all women has evolve And to grow beyond Men. There East always A love history has THE heart of THE movie, about how love grows stronger When two are separated. However he has SO a lot more has offer that just that. It is A worthy Discovery And A charming movie For any of them viewer of any of them kind has appreciate. I hope he find great success not only In India When he opens In theaters there, but Also everywhere around THE world.

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