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Payal Kapadia’s directorial All We Imagine As Light has made India proud several times as it featured in the 77th Cannes Film Festival and was nominated in two categories at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. The Malayalam movie was also in the run for Best Foreign Film at the Critics Choice Awards 2025 but lost to Spanish film Emilia Perez. The movie is known for its poetic storytelling about two Malyalali women living in Mumbai. There were two other nominees Flow (Latvia), I’m Still Here (Brazil), Kneecap (Ireland), and The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany). 

All We Imagine As Light became the first Indian movie to be honoured with the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Coming back to the film, it tells the story of a senior nurse Prabha, whose routine life gets disrupted after she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. On the other hand, her roommate Anu is on a mission to find a place in the city to spend some intimate time with her boyfriend in Mumbai. The film features Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon, Chhaya Kadam, Azees Nedumangad, Tintumol Joseph, Bipin Nadkarni and Anand Samy in key roles. It has been directed by Payal Kapadia and produced by Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff. The movie is currently streaming on Disney + Hotstar. 

Earlier in 2024, Divya Prabhu wrote on Instagram “Hello friends , Our film @allweimagineaslight.film will be the opening film @mumbaifilmfestival , looking forward to see you all there 🥂✨ Image by 📸 @suyashkamat_ ❤️ #mamifilmfestival2024.” 

On the other hand, Emilia Perez has gained a lot of recognition across the globe. The story is about the lives of three remarkable women in Mexico, who are pursuing their own happiness. The Cartel leader Emilia hires an unappreciated lawyer to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self. The movie stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, Édgar Ramírez and Adriana Paz in key roles.