Kamal Haasan showers praise on Payal Kapadia and Anasuya Sengupta for making India proud at Cannes 2024 - See post

Celebrities and movie lovers in India celebrated the recent win of Payal Kapadia and Anasuya Sengupta at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and showered praise on the crew for the achievement. Joining the club a bit late is Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan with a cheering note for the independent cinema makers.

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On May 28, Kamal Haasan took to his X account and wrote, “As an Indian and a devoted champion of the independent film circuit, I’m delighted by the victory of @PayalKapadia86 and Anasuya Sengupta at Cannes Film Festival, 2024. Your achievements resonate deeply within the corridors of Indian cinema, where the independent film industry has long been a beacon of creativity, innovation, and authenticity. Let us as a country and an industry rally behind the spirit of independent cinema and champion stories that are bold, authentic, and thought-provoking. Kudos and Congratulations!”


Payal Kapadia became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at Cannes, and her ‘All We Imagine As Light’ became an Indian movie entering the Cannes red carpet after 30 years.

On the other hand, Anasuya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. She won it for her role Renuka in the film ‘The Shameless’.