Payal Kapadia has been ruling the hearts of every Indian right now as she created history with her drama film, All We Imagine as Light. For the unversed, All We Imagine as Light recently bagged the Grand Prix award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Payal Kapadia was the first Indian woman director to compete in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival, while the drama film was the first Indian film in thirty years to reach this stage.
The cast of All We Imagine as Light includes Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon. The story revolves around the life of 'Prabha', a nurse, and how her life twirls around unexpected events after receiving a mysterious gift from her estranged husband. All We Imagine as Light, which is Payal Kapadia's feature directorial debut, received an eight-minute long standing ovation from the audience after it was presented at the Cannes 2024. It also received positive responses from international critics, and Payal was praised for her storytelling abilities. For the unversed, Payal's film got the second most prestigious award, while Sean Baker received the Palme d'Or for Anora.
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A video of Payal's speech has been doing rounds on the internet, wherein she expressed her joy and pride over such a big honour and achivement. The filmmaker also thanked the cast and crew and mentioned how it was impossible to be there without their contribution. She also added that the story is set on the plot of a friendship between three women. Payal mentioned that friendship is an extremely important kind of relationship for her. In her speech, Payal added:
"I’m very nervous, so I wrote something down. Thank you to the Cannes Film Festival for having our film here. Please don’t wait 30 years to have another Indian film. This film is about friendship between three women and oftentimes women are pitted against each other. This is the way society is designed and it is very unfortunate. But for me friendship is a very important relationship because it can lead to greater solidarity, inclusivity and empathy towards each other."
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For the unversed, Payal Kapadia began to draft her film, All We Imagine as Light, a long ago as a project as a student at Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India. Sharing revelations about the same, Payal, in an interview with The Indian Express, revealed that during that time, her grandmom had a fall, and the lady was bedridden. Payal mentioned that her grandmom then hired a nurse to help her with the difficulties. And after spending time with her, Payal acquired an interest in the lives of these women who come from different places in Mumbai for work. Payal said:
"At that time, my grandmother had a big fall and the normally feisty lady was bound to her bed. She hired a nurse to help her in this difficult state as she lived alone, except when I stayed with her. Spending time with them, I got interested in these women who come from different states to Mumbai to work."
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Talking more about it, Payal Kapadia revealed that over the years, she continued to work on this project and its characters, and she wanted the story to be more than 20 minutes, which was the span that was limited for the diploma project. Talking about her feelings about her film making it to the 'Competition Section' of the Cannes, Payal added that it was amazing and that being in the company of such famous personalities felt like an honour for her.
Well, Payal had truly made each of the Indians proud!
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