Cannes Candids Day 12: Indian women script history at French Riviera

Updated On: 26 May, 2024 10:24 AM IST | Athulya Nambiar

Cannes Candids Day 12: The 77th Edition of the film festival has come to an end. On the closing night, India scripted history as Payal Kapadia won the first Grand Prix for the country with her film `All That We Can Imagine As Light`

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The closing day of the Cannes 2024 Film Festival proved to be historic for India

<p>The team of Payal Kapadia`s `All That We Imagine As Light` won India its first Grand Prix or the jury prize (Note: Chetan Anand`s Neecha Nagar won the Grand Prix at the first edition of the festival in 1946 which is today`s equivalent of Palme d`Or)</p>

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The team of Payal Kapadia`s `All That We Imagine As Light` won India its first Grand Prix or the jury prize (Note: Chetan Anand`s Neecha Nagar won the Grand Prix at the first edition of the festival in 1946 which is today`s equivalent of Palme d`Or)

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To receive the award, Payal Kapadia also took the leading ladies of her film on stage- Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chayya Kadam

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The women who had danced their way to the screening of their film on the red carpet on Thursday hugged and celebrated their moment on stage

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This marks Payal Kapadia`s second win at Cannes. In 2021, her film `A Night Of Knowing Nothing` had won the Best Documentary

<p>Anasuya Sengupta, who hails from Kolkata, won Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her performance in The Shameless. Anasuya, with her win, has created history by becoming the first Indian to win the award</p>

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Anasuya Sengupta, who hails from Kolkata, won Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her performance in The Shameless. Anasuya, with her win, has created history by becoming the first Indian to win the award

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US director Sean Baker poses with the trophy during a photocall after he won the Palme d`Or for the film `Anora`

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Portuguese director Miguel Gomes poses during a photocall after he won the Best Director prize for the film "Grand Tour"

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French director Jacques Audiard poses during a photocall after he won the Jury Prize for the film `Emilia Perez`

<p>Iranian director and producer Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photocall after he won the a Special Jury Prize for the film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"</p>

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Iranian director and producer Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photocall after he won the a Special Jury Prize for the film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"

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High tidal waves in Mumbai delay Lalbaugcha Raja`s visarjan