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Payal Kapadia News : India's Payal Kapadia has created history by winning the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film 'All We Imagine as Light'. She became the first Indian filmmaker to receive this award. This is the first time in 30 years that an Indian film and that too a film by a female director has reached the main competition of this festival.
The Grand Prix is the second top prize at Cannes after the Palme d'Or award. American director Sean Baker was awarded the Palme d'Or for his film 'Anoura' at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night.
The screening date of Payal's film happened on the night of the 23rd. This was the first time in 30 years that a film by an Indian director, and that too a woman, reached the main competition of the festival. Before this, Shaji N. Kurun's film 'Swaham' last reached this competition in 1994.
This award was presented to Payal by American actor Viola Davis. While accepting the award, Payal thanked the three main heroines of the film Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chhaya Kadam. Payal said that this award would not have been possible without the talent and hard work of these actresses. This time Payal also said that she wishes that no Indian film should take another 30 years to reach this level.
Payal said that our social structure is made in such a way that women have become rivals of each other. However, this film is about women who love each other.
In her speech, Payal also expressed her support for the festival workers who are agitating for better wages and respect at the festival.
A film that got a standing ovation for 8 minutes
'All We Imagine As Light' is a Malayalam and Hindi language film. It tells the story of a nurse named Prabha. Prabha receives an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband. This causes a huge upheaval in their lives. On the other hand, her young roommate Anu is trying to find a private place in the big city to live with her boyfriend. These two nurses once go on a road trip to the beach. There they reach a dense forest where they get a true realization about many issues including their existence as a woman, friendship and independence and aspirations and dreams.
At the screening, the film received a standing ovation for eight minutes straight. From then on, it was clear that the film had become a strong contender for the top award.
Study in Mumbai-Pune, second prize at Cannes
Payal Kapadia is originally from Mumbai. She did her graduation and masters from here. Her mother Nalini is India's first generation video artist and following her, Payal also got interested in filmmaking. Therefore, Payal took training from the Film and Television Institute of Pune. Payal started her career with short films. She first made the film 'Watermelon, Fish and Ghost'. Later she got fame from films like 'Afternoon Clouds' and 'Last Mango Before Monsoon'.
Payal had earlier also received the Golden Eye Award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her documentary 'A Night of Knowing Nothing'.
Felicitation of leaders and film personalities
Congratulating Payal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is proud of Payal for achieving the historic feat of winning the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. FTII alumnus Payal will continue to shine on the global stage and showcase India's rich creativity. This prestigious honor has not only recognized her unique talent but has also inspired a new generation of Indian filmmakers. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also praised Payal's achievement. Apart from Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani, Aditi Rao Hydari, Farah, many celebrities including Mohanlal and Mammootty congratulated Payal on this achievement.
This time India won at Cannes
This time India has won the Cannes Film Festival. Payal Kapadia has won the Grand Prix. Along with this, Kolkata's Anusuya Sengupta has received the Best Actress award in the Un Certain Regard category for Bulgarian director Konstantin Bozanov's film 'The Shameless'. This is the first time that an Indian actress has won this award in Cannes. Apart from this, FTII student Chidanand S. Naik won the first prize of La Cinéf for 'Sun Flowers Were the First Ones to Know'.
Indian films that have previously reached the main competition include Mrinal Sen's 'Kharij' (1983), M. S. Sathyu's 'Garm Hawa' (1974), Satyajit Ray's 'Parash Patthar' (1958), Raj Kapoor's 'Awara' (1953), V. Shantaram's 'Amar Bhoopali' (1952) and Chetan Anand's 'Neecha Nagar' (1946).
