Several posts on Facebook and X are falsely claiming that Swatantrya Veer Savarkar based on the life of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is India's official entry to Academy Awards this year. BOOM reached out to Jahnu Barua, chairperson of the jury of the Film Federation of India, who confirmed that 'Laapata Ladies' is India's official entry to the Oscars.