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.

Director Payal Kapadia's film All We Imagine As Light has returned to cinemas with improved showtimes in select cities, as announced by Payal on her X account.

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”),

Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light was not chosen by India for Academy Awards despite winning international accolades

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has created history with her critically acclaimed film 'All We Imagine As Light', earning two prestigious nominations at the

All We Imagine as Light’ disrupts popular notions of Mumbai and showcases the struggles and isolation migrants face in the city.

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has created history with her critically acclaimed film 'All We Imagine As Light', earning two prestigious nominations at the 8

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

All We Imagine As Light secured a nomination in the Best Motion Picture category- (Non-English Language) at the 82nd Golden Globe. Payal Kapadia also won a nomination for Best Direction (Motion Picture).

Filmmakers Hansal Mehta, Kiran Rao, and actor Anil Kapoor congratulated director Payal Kapadia after her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light secured two nominations at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.

We spoke to actress Chhaya Kadam, who features prominently in All We Imagine As Light and Laapataa Ladies, about how stories of and by women have been in the spotlight this year and how this will change the cinema landscape in the near future.