PM Narendra Modi congratulates Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine As Light’s historic win at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has made history with her film All We Imagine As Light. The film – starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam, won the prestigious Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. AWIAL is the first Indian film to compete at the prestigious film festival in 30 years. It is also the first film by an Indian female director to be showcased in the main competition. The film was a strong contender for the top award, Palme d’Or, at Cannes, which was awarded to Sean Baker’s comedy-drama Anora.

Several celebrities took to social media to congratulate Payal Kapadia and team All We Imagine As Light, and now PM Narendra Modi has praised the

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Payal Kapadia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X (formerly Twiter) and congratulated Payal on the win. He wrote, “India is proud of Payal Kapadia for her historic feat of winning the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her work ‘All We Imagine as Light’. An alumnus of FTII, her remarkable talent continues to shine on the global stage, giving a glimpse of the rich creativity in India.”

FTII also took to Instagram and congratulated Kapadia and her team on the win. Sharing a couple of pictures from the Cannes Film Festival, they wrote, “It is a moment of pride for FTII as its Alumni create history at Cannes. As we witness a phenomenal year for Indian Cinema at 77th Cannes Film Festival, FTII cherishes the glorious achievements of its Alumni at this Mega International Stage of Cinema. We congratulate Payal Kapadia for winning the Grand Prix Award, Santosh Sivan for receiving Pierre Angénieux Tribute Award, Maisam Ali for his debut at ACID & Chidanand S Naik for winning La Cinef. Their achievements are taking Indian Cinema to greater heights.”

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