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Payal Kapadia

movie Film Director, Writer cake Year, 1989 (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
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Height

5' 6" (167 cm)

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Age

36

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Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: Year, 1989
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh

Education

Schools: Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh
Colleges: St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Sophia college, Mumbai The Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra
Education: Bachelor's Degree from t. Xavier's College, Mumbai Master's Degree from Sophia College Film Direction Course from The Film and Television Institute of India

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Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Payal Kapadia

  • Payal participated in a protest lasting 4 months in 2015 opposing the appointment of Gajender Chauhan as FTII Director.
  • An FIR was also filed against Payal and 34 others for holding the then director of FTII Prashant Pathrabe in his office as students challenged his decision to go ahead with the assessment of incomplete projects of students from the 2008 batch.
  • She was initially denied scholarships as a disciplinary action but after her short film “Afternoon Clouds” was selected to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 the FTII supported the filmmaker.
  • The short film ‘Afternoon Clouds’ (2017), which was part of her student project at FTII, had its premiere at Cinefondation during the Cannes Film Festival. It was the only Indian film to be officially selected for that year.
  • Payal Kapadia’s fictional film, All We Imagine As Light, was selected to be released at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2024, making it the first Indian film in nearly three decades to be selected as a contender for the Palme d’Or award. On 25 May 2024, the film won the Grand Prix award, the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d’Or.

    Payal Kapadia won the Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
    Payal Kapadia won the Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
  • After she won the Grand Prix award at Cannes, many prominent figures congratulated her including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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