Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India's official entry for Oscars. A satire on patriarchy, it was chosen from 29 contenders by a committee.

The 13-member select committee headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua unanimously decided on Laapataa Ladies, produced by Aamir Khan and Rao, for reckoning in the best international film category at the Academy Awards.

Tamil film Maharaja, Telugu titles Kalki 2898 AD and Hanu-Man, as well as the Hindi films Swatantraya Veer Savarkar and Article 370 were also on the list.

Malayalam superhit 2018: Everyone is a Hero was sent last year.