Kapadia’s feature directorial debut, which screened on Thursday night and has received glowing reviews in the international press, is the first Indian film in 30 years and first ever by an Indian female director to be screened in the main competition of the prestigious film gala.
Kapadia and the film’s cast members Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon, were beaming with energy and did a little dance as they posed for the shutterbugs at the Cannes red carpet.
They were accompanied by cinematographer Ranabir Das, and producers Julien Graff, Zico Maitra, Thomas Hakim.
The scene inside the Grand Theatre Lumiere, where the film had its premiere, echoed the mood outside as Payal and her team received an overwhelming welcome from the audience members.
The historic screening culminated with an eight-minute standing ovation for the film.
At the film gala, “All We Imagine as Light”, also written by Kapadia, competes for Palme d’Or alongside 19 other highly anticipated titles, including films from master directors like Francis Ford Coppola (“Megalopolis”) and Yorgos Lanthimos (“Kinds of Kindness”), Paul Schrader (“Oh, Canada”), David Cronenberg (“The Shrouds”) and Andrea Arnold (“Bird”).
The last Indian movie to be selected for the main competition was Shaji N Karun’s 1994 movie “Swaham”. (All images: Getty Images. Text: PTI)
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Published at : 24 May 2024 09:52 PM (IST)