“I have two films in mind”

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Filmmaker Payal Kapadia Says She is Planning Two Films as a Follow-up to All we imagine as lightHer Surrealist Drama that was one of the most celebrated films of 2024 and won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

The two projects along with All we imagine as light will form a triptych, all set in Mumbai, Kapadia Told The Hollywood Reporter in hong kong, where the movie won the award for best film at the 18th asian film awards.

“I have two new films in mind. Togeether with All we imagine as lightThey will form like a triptych. Not a trilogy, trust that would imply that they are a connected story. They will be different pieces, all set in Mumbai, “Kapadia said.

All we imagine as lightAn Official India-French Co-Production, Follows The Story of Two Malayali Women Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha), and his friend and cook parvaty (Chhaya Kadam) AS Thei Navigate Love, Lonnging, Loss in Mumbai.

The film Created History Last Year when it is the first Indian movie to win the grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival. It was followed by nominations at Major Award Ceremonies, Including Golden Globes where the film received nods for best motion picture non-in-english language and the best direction.

Thought kapadia didn’t reveal much about her new ventures, she said she will continue to tell stories of women through her work.

Payal Said, “I’m Alays Been Interated In Mumbai Being a very accepting space for people from all over our count to come to come to live and work – Especially from a woman ‘ It’s not always easy for a woman to live alone in many parts of our country. “

She added, “There will be a lot (of) questions asked and she will feel that stigma. But in some cities – like bangalore, delhi, kolkata and Mumbai – these things are possible and accepted. So the NEXTEDTED. Again going to be simple stories about women – especially there working women from other parts of the country – and the defense and the please in cites. “

Music was an integral part of All we imagine as light And Kapadia said the new projects will be even more musically Driven.

“I really enjoyed using music more in this film, and I now want to go even further and use music more narratively, like having it be part of the story in some way – WHERE IT JUHERE IN SCENT HILPING the Mise En SCEN, But Has A Narrative function, “The filmmaker said.

“That’s something that I’m very excited about, because in Indian cinema, we love

Asked if she feels it will be easier to find finalcing for her future projects after the success of All we imagine as lightKapadia said her priority will always be on her creative freedom.

“I’m pretty stubborn, so we we’ll see. I prefer to the core of a film than to make concessions to some external forces. I will try my best to stick to that. Movies like this, so I think every time I’m going to learn something – and i’m just trying to stay totally open to what the next experience giving give me, “She CONCLUDED.

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