Shabana Azmi lauds Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies: 'Such little gems must be patronised by audiences'

Kiran Rao's new film 'Laapataa Ladies,' produced by Aamir Khan, hit theaters this month and is impressing audiences worldwide. Veteran actor Shabana Azmi took to social media to praise the film, calling it 'delightful' and urging people to support such cinematic gems.

In her social media post, Shabana Azmi wrote, "What a delightful film #Kiran Rao’s #Lapata Ladies is so well written with authentic atmosphere and lovely performances by the cast with #Ravi Kishen topping them all. The audience was laughing and clapping. Kudos to Kiran Rao. Please go and watch the film Now. Such little gems must be patronised by audiences.”

Since its release earlier this month, 'Laapataa Ladies' has been making waves, not just for its association with powerhouse talents Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan but also for its compelling narrative and stellar performances.

Recently, filmmaker Anurag shared a post on his Instagram handle which he accompanied with a sweet note that can be read as, “What a sincere, funny, beautiful film @raodyness has made. She says so much with so much subtlety but more than that, watching such a soulful film, an incredible love story, beautiful storytelling with truth bombs dropping with such humour every ten minutes. I cried like a baby.''

'Laapataa Ladies' stars new talents like Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, and experienced names like Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan.