Payal Kapadia who made history at the 82nd Golden Globes. She received a nomination for Best Director— Motion Picture for All We Imagine As Light, her first fiction film. In response to the nomination, the director thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the honor.
Payal Kapadia is filled with gratitude
In a statement, Payal said: “I’m deeply honored by this nomination and grateful to the HFPA for this recognition. This is a celebration of everyone who worked so passionately on the film. To everyone in India, All We Imagine as Light is still in theaters—please go watch it and support us!” All We Imagine As Light released in theatres on November 22.
Payal is nominated in the same category as Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, Coralie Fargeat for The Substance, Sean Baker, Anora, Edward Berger for Conclave, and Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez.
Fans pour in love
Anil Kapoor tweeted, “All We Imagine as Light earns 2 Golden Globe nominations – Best Direction & Best Foreign Film! What a monumental recognition of Indian cinema and the storytelling prowess of @PayalKapadia86! So incredibly proud!”
“Really happy to see what ‘All We Imagine as Light’ is achieving in every awards without getting nominated by India or France,” a fan wrote. Another added, “Payal Kapadia for the win!” “History is made! India is so proud!” said a third.
The Malayalam-Hindi film centers on Prabha (Kani Kusruti), a nurse from Mumbai whose life is completely upended when her estranged husband gives her a rice cooker. Divya Prabha portrayed Anu, her coworker and roommate, who is having trouble finding a quiet place in the city to hang out with her partner. Parvati (Chhaya Kadam), Prabha’s best friend and a widow, is being evicted from her house by real estate developers. What follows next is worth to be discovered
Chalk & Cheese and Another Birth from India and Petit Chaos from France are the official co-producers of the film.
