New Delhi: The beauty of cinema is that all types of films can and should co-exist, says Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, who spent a large part of her learning years at FTII, Pune, studying films from around the world. She gives credit to her performance. ,
Kapadia etched her name in history by becoming the first director from India to win the prestigious trophy for her film "All We Imagine as Light", which is the second most prestigious award of the European film festival after the top prize Palme d'Or (by Sean Baker). There is respect. "Anora").
Kapadia's meditative film in Malayalam and Hindi about two Mumbai nurses was the first film to enter the main competition section of the prestigious film festival in 30 years since Shaji N Karun's 1994 Malayalam film "Swaham." The Film and Television Institute of India) and that was really an important part of my learning about cinema.We watched films from all over the world there, we studied cinema from everywhere. Maybe I like it. Make films,'' he said at a news conference in Cannes after his victory at the May 14-25 event.
Kapadi said, "Maybe then it becomes a language that Western audiences can be more hopeful about because I think we have our own vocabulary in cinema and it's completely self-sufficient in India. We use gestures in our communities. understand." The film's universal appeal enthralled international critics and the Cannes jury headed by "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig.
Addressing a press conference with the cast at Cannes on Saturday night, the filmmaker talked about the extensive collaborative process with the actors and technicians, the importance of sound in the film, mainly the hustle and bustle of the fast-paced Mumbai city and what the film is all about. I spoke. Cinema culture is growing in various states, especially Kerala. Kapadia, who is also known for the acclaimed documentary "A Night of Knowing Nothing", said it is not always necessary to send a film to an international film festival. Because India has many of its own films.
“We have our own (film) festivals.There are a lot of people who go out to watch movies. It's just one film among thousands of films and it's good that we can have all types of films - festival films, some 'not festival films' everything should exist together, that's the wonderful thing about cinema, " he adds.
He thanked his fellow FTII alumni, including his batchmate Maisam Ali, whose film "In Retreat" was screened at the Cannes Sidebar ACID. FTII student Chidanand Naik won the first prize in the La Cinef category of short films for his diploma film “Sunflowers Were the First to Know”. He said, “It is good to see that our school has given us the opportunity to make different types of films. has prompted."I'm really grateful for that."
Kapadia also praised the thriving Malayalam film industry and said that Kerala audiences are more open to watching different types of films. "All We Imagine a Light" also stars Kani Kushruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hrudu Haroon.
"Everything is changing. Even Bollywood, it's changing all the time," Kapadia said.There is a huge range in Kerala cinema. Even substandard films get distribution there, which is not the case in the rest of the country." He added that it is a pleasure to work with such wonderful actors.
"We had a really strong friendship and relationship. That's what I talk about in the movie, so when you have that in real life, it shows in the movie.I am really grateful to work with him. He gave me so much time... we developed a cordial relationship between us and ultimately that reflects on the screen."
Kapadia said it was a privilege to be selected in the main competition at Cannes, but winning the award was "absolutely crazy". He said the same thing in his acceptance speech when he urged the organizers not to wait for the next three decades to bring a film from India. "It was really wonderful for us to get this honor... Filmmakers are amazing, such people Who I really respect.Interesting films are being made in India and I am just a product of that." ..
"We've been here for a long time. Just for some reason it took three years to get selected, but there's amazing work going on in our country. I'm glad we see the kind of cinema we do in India." ,,
"All We Imagine as Light" revolves around three women of different ages in Mumbai. Their lives take an interesting turn when they go on a trip to the beckoning town of Ratnagiri. Many reviews state that Mumbai is almost like another character in a gently told story of brotherhood and loneliness.
Sound, Kapadia said, is an "important aspect" in all his works.
“If you are from Mumbai, you would know that it is never quiet.Even the sound of silence is distinctive. There will always be distant sounds of trains during construction. It's a city of so many sounds and we wanted that to happen in the film as well." The film is a co-production between France's Petit Chaos and India's Chalk & Cheese Films.
Kapadia said capturing the natural sounds of Mumbai in all its glory was "torture" for French sound recordist Benjamin Sylvestre.He said, "He couldn't understand why there was so much noise. But I think that's the joy of co-creation, we learn from each other. We made friends from France and it's really nice to work like this." Was." .Kapadia is a regular member of Cannes.
She was there in 2021 with "A Night of Knowing Nothing", filmed in the Director's Fortnite section.In 2017, his short film "Afternoon Clouds" screened under the Cinefondation category.
Kapadia etched her name in history by becoming the first director from India to win the prestigious trophy for her film "All We Imagine as Light", which is the second most prestigious award of the European film festival after the top prize Palme d'Or (by Sean Baker). There is respect. "Anora").
Kapadia's meditative film in Malayalam and Hindi about two Mumbai nurses was the first film to enter the main competition section of the prestigious film festival in 30 years since Shaji N Karun's 1994 Malayalam film "Swaham." The Film and Television Institute of India) and that was really an important part of my learning about cinema.We watched films from all over the world there, we studied cinema from everywhere. Maybe I like it. Make films,'' he said at a news conference in Cannes after his victory at the May 14-25 event.
Kapadi said, "Maybe then it becomes a language that Western audiences can be more hopeful about because I think we have our own vocabulary in cinema and it's completely self-sufficient in India. We use gestures in our communities. understand." The film's universal appeal enthralled international critics and the Cannes jury headed by "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig.
Addressing a press conference with the cast at Cannes on Saturday night, the filmmaker talked about the extensive collaborative process with the actors and technicians, the importance of sound in the film, mainly the hustle and bustle of the fast-paced Mumbai city and what the film is all about. I spoke. Cinema culture is growing in various states, especially Kerala. Kapadia, who is also known for the acclaimed documentary "A Night of Knowing Nothing", said it is not always necessary to send a film to an international film festival. Because India has many of its own films.
“We have our own (film) festivals.There are a lot of people who go out to watch movies. It's just one film among thousands of films and it's good that we can have all types of films - festival films, some 'not festival films' everything should exist together, that's the wonderful thing about cinema, " he adds.
He thanked his fellow FTII alumni, including his batchmate Maisam Ali, whose film "In Retreat" was screened at the Cannes Sidebar ACID. FTII student Chidanand Naik won the first prize in the La Cinef category of short films for his diploma film “Sunflowers Were the First to Know”. He said, “It is good to see that our school has given us the opportunity to make different types of films. has prompted."I'm really grateful for that."
Kapadia also praised the thriving Malayalam film industry and said that Kerala audiences are more open to watching different types of films. "All We Imagine a Light" also stars Kani Kushruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hrudu Haroon.
"Everything is changing. Even Bollywood, it's changing all the time," Kapadia said.There is a huge range in Kerala cinema. Even substandard films get distribution there, which is not the case in the rest of the country." He added that it is a pleasure to work with such wonderful actors.
"We had a really strong friendship and relationship. That's what I talk about in the movie, so when you have that in real life, it shows in the movie.I am really grateful to work with him. He gave me so much time... we developed a cordial relationship between us and ultimately that reflects on the screen."
Kapadia said it was a privilege to be selected in the main competition at Cannes, but winning the award was "absolutely crazy". He said the same thing in his acceptance speech when he urged the organizers not to wait for the next three decades to bring a film from India. "It was really wonderful for us to get this honor... Filmmakers are amazing, such people Who I really respect.Interesting films are being made in India and I am just a product of that." ..
"We've been here for a long time. Just for some reason it took three years to get selected, but there's amazing work going on in our country. I'm glad we see the kind of cinema we do in India." ,,
"All We Imagine as Light" revolves around three women of different ages in Mumbai. Their lives take an interesting turn when they go on a trip to the beckoning town of Ratnagiri. Many reviews state that Mumbai is almost like another character in a gently told story of brotherhood and loneliness.
Sound, Kapadia said, is an "important aspect" in all his works.
“If you are from Mumbai, you would know that it is never quiet.Even the sound of silence is distinctive. There will always be distant sounds of trains during construction. It's a city of so many sounds and we wanted that to happen in the film as well." The film is a co-production between France's Petit Chaos and India's Chalk & Cheese Films.
Kapadia said capturing the natural sounds of Mumbai in all its glory was "torture" for French sound recordist Benjamin Sylvestre.He said, "He couldn't understand why there was so much noise. But I think that's the joy of co-creation, we learn from each other. We made friends from France and it's really nice to work like this." Was." .Kapadia is a regular member of Cannes.
She was there in 2021 with "A Night of Knowing Nothing", filmed in the Director's Fortnite section.In 2017, his short film "Afternoon Clouds" screened under the Cinefondation category.
