As Payal Kapadia-helmed All We Imagine as Light makes headlines globally, one could only revel at the sheer display of sisterhood and friendship in Indian cinema.
Thirty years after Shaji N Karun's Swaham (1994) made it to Cannes, Payal's women-led film, which is majorly in Malayalam language, not only won a spot in the competition section of the prestigious film festival but also bagged the Grand Prix – the second-biggest accolade at Cannes.
Alongside Payal, Malayalam cinema also made history with its two crowning jewels, two exceptionally talented women striving hard to make a place for their talent in a misogynistic industry: Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha.
Payal's speech as she won the Grand Prix brought tears to the eyes of her entire team; but as a lover of Malayalam cinema, this author couldn't help but proudly look at Kani and Divya's overwhelmed faces in that moment of triumph.
As Payal Kapadia-helmed All We Imagine as Light makes headlines globally, one could only revel at the sheer display of sisterhood and friendship in Indian cinema.
Thirty years after Shaji N Karun's Swaham (1994) made it to Cannes, Payal's women-led film, which is majorly in Malayalam language, not only won a spot in the competition section of the prestigious film festival but also bagged the Grand Prix – the second-biggest accolade at Cannes.
Alongside Payal, Malayalam cinema also made history with its two crowning jewels, two exceptionally talented women striving hard to make a place for their talent in a misogynistic industry: Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha.
Payal's speech as she won the Grand Prix brought tears to the eyes of her entire team; but as a lover of Malayalam cinema, this author couldn't help but proudly look at Kani and Divya's overwhelmed faces in that moment of triumph.
