'Fills my heart with immense pride..': Kiran Rao after screening of 'Laapataa Ladies' in Supreme Court

Directorproducerscreenwriter Kiran Rao on Friday attended the screening of her film Laapataa Ladies at the Supreme Court of IndiaTalking to reporters ahead of the screening she was deeply honoured and that it fills her heart with immense pride that the apex court had chosen her film to be shown as part of the activities to commemorate the 75th year of the establishment of the Supreme Court of IndiaIt fills my heart with immense pride to see Laapataa Ladies making history by being screened at the Supreme Court of India I am deeply grateful to the honourable Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for this rare honour Rao saidFrom the beginning we had hoped that the story of Phool and Jaya would resonate deeply but the outpouring of love from audiences has been nothing short of extraordinary far exceeding our expectations Thank you all for giving our film such love and support said the ace director as per a statement shared by Kiran Raos teamLaapata Ladies being screened in SupremeCourt of India as a part of the gender sensitisation training for the staff members CJI DY Chandrachud his spouse Kalpana Das all other Supreme Court judges along with their spouse and actor Aamir Khan producer Kiran Rao inhellip pictwittercomFN40ShDDFUmdash Bar and Bench barandbench August 9 2024Ahead of the screening Kiran Rao was spotted leaving from Court No 1 of the Supreme Court after attending a hearingActor Aamir Khan also attended the court hearing and was welcomed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud He said I dont want a stampede in the court but we welcome Mr Aamir Khan who is here for the screening of the filmAamir Khan sat in the front row of the court and watched the courts proceedings for about 30 minutesThe screening of the film was held for the judges of the Supreme Court their spouses and members of the registryLaapataa Ladies based on the theme of gender equality was screened at the auditorium of the apex courts administrative building complexThe film starring Ravi Kishan Nitanshi Goel Pratibha Ratna and Sparsh Shrivastav in pivotal roles had premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF in September 2023 The film received a standing ovation at the festivalAs part of the activities organized during the seventyfifth year of the establishment of the Supreme Court of India the movie Laapataa Ladies which is based on the theme of gender equality will be screened on Friday August 9 2024 in the Auditorium CBlock Administrative Building Complex Kiran Rao who has directed the movie and Aamir Khan the producer will also be present during the screening the circular statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever