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Payal Kapadia has made history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her film 'All We Imagine as Light'. FTII, her alma mater, proudly lauded her achievement, highlighting the growing influence of Indian cinema on the global stage.

In 2015, the director of All We Imagine As Light led protests against the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as the institutes chairperson. Despite facing chants of "anti-national" and "Go Back To Pakistan," she courageously stood with 34 peers to oppose the appointment. The protestors argued that the Mahabharata actor lacked the necessary credentials for the position.

Payal, a former film direction student at FTII from 2015 to 2018, became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award

Actor Ali Fazal reacted to the Film & Television Institute of India, Punes post commemorating its alumnus Payal Kapadias Cannes Film Festival victory.

Payal Kapadias All We Imagine As Light was the first film in three decades to enter the Main Competition section at the Cannes Film Festival.

Payal Kapadia, Was In The Crossroads Of FTII-Hindutva Politics.

Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty has launched a campaign for the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) to withdraw its cases against the students, including Cannes 2024 Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, who had led the ...

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty has launched a campaign for the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) to w

All We Imagine As Light won the Grand Prix, the second-highest prize, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. This is the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix ever. Kapadias win made India and FTII proud, the same FTII that cut her film grant and slapped disciplinary action on her in 2015.

Payal Kapadia, in 2015 studying at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, Kapadia found herself at the center of a disciplinary matter. Read on. - Did You Know Payal Kapadia, Award-Winning Director of All We Imagine as Light, Got Her FTII Scholarship Revoked For Boycotting Lectures?