Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series continues with All We Imagine as Light, from Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia. The film was awarded the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival after becoming the first Indian film to appear in competition there in 30 years.

Shekhar Kapur was nominated in Director category at the 1999 Globes for his Hollywood “Elizabeth” and Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay” (1989) and “Monsoon Wedding” (2002) were nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, whose name has now been changed to Best Motion Feature Non-English.

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light, which won big at Cannes 2024, has bagged two nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes, media reports said. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News round the clock.

New shows for Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light were added in Mumbai, Delhi and Bhubaneshwar, the filmmaker announced on X on Thursday. The Cannes Grand-prix winning film released in theatres on November 22 but was not able to retain shows after two weeks of its release.

Taking to her Instagram stories, Alia Bhatt penned “History is yours” tagging Payal Kapadia. Rajkummar Rao also wished Payal Kapadia on his Instagram handle by writing, “Congratulations @payalkapadiafilm This is awesome. All the very best. Rooting for you.”

Kapadia’s nomination in the Best Director category is a monumental step for Indian cinema, placing her in competition with distinguished international filmmakers, including Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”),

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia has created history as the first Indian director to be nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes.

Alia Bhatt praises Payal Kapadia for historic Golden Globes nomination; All We Imagine As Light makes international waves.