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We have our own vocabulary in cinema: Cannes winner Payal Kapadia | Bollywood

New Delhi, The beauty of cinema is that all kinds of films can and should co-exist, says Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, who credits her exposure to films from across the world as a major part of her learning years at Pune’s FTII. We have our own vocabulary in cinema: Cannes winner Payal Kapadia Kapadia etched her name in history by becoming the first director from India to clinch the coveted trophy for her film “All We Imagine As Light”, the European film gala’s second most prestigious honour after the top prize Palme d’Or . Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Kapadia’s meditative film in Malayalam and Hindi about two Mumbai nurses was also the first film in 30 years to enter the main competition section of the prestigious film festival since Shaji N Karun’s 1994 Malayalam movie “Swaham”. “I studied at FTII and it was a really important part of my learning of cinema. We watched films from all …