Filmmaker Hansal Mehta questioned the film selection of Film Federation of India (FFI) after Kiran Rao directorial 'Laapataa Ladies' failed to make it to the Oscars 2025 shortlist. "FFI does it again! Their strike rate and selection of films year after year is impeccable," Hansal wrote. "We shouldn't expect anything from the senile idiots at FFI," an X user wrote.