The Telugu actor-producer's Spirit Media acquired the India distribution rights for the film. The release date is awaited.
Published Sep 11, 2024 | 11:58 AM ⚊ Updated Sep 11, 2024 | 11:58 AM
Rana Daggubati to release 'All We Imagine As Light' in India. (X)
Director Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, which scripted history at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, is all set to release in India. The India distribution rights have been acquired by the Telugu actor-producer Rana Daggubati. However, the release date of the film is yet to be announced.
An Instagram post by Spirit Media, owned by Rana Daggubati, confirmed the India release of All We Imagine As Light.
“Spirit Media is beaming with pride to be associated with All We Imagine As Light – a cinematic masterpiece and Cannes Grand Prix winner. We can’t wait to bring it home to Indian audiences,” the post read.
Rana Daggubati has been supporting independent cinema for a long, from Bommalata (2004), C/o Kancharapalem (2018), and the recent independent Telugu film 35-Chinna Katha Kadu.
All We Imagine as Light won the Grand Prix Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, which is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d’Or, during the closing ceremony of the 77th edition.
A Malayalam-Hindi feature, the film is about Prabha, a nurse, who receives an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband that throws her life into disarray.
Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a private spot in the big city to be alone with her boyfriend.
One day, the two Malayali nurses go on a road trip to a beach town where the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest, according to the plotline.
Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha portrayed Prabha and Anu respectively in the flick. Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon also played major roles in the movie.
All We Imagine As Light is an Indo-French co-production between Petit Chaos from France and Chalk and Cheese Films from India.
It was the second Indian movie in 30 years after Shaji N Karun’s Swaham (1994) to feature in the Cannes Film Festival’s main section.
In her speech at Cannes in May 2024, Payal Kapadia said the film delves into the essence of friendship, portraying the bond between three distinctly different women.
“Far too often, society pits women against each other, which is unfortunate. However, for me, friendship holds immense significance as it fosters greater solidarity, inclusivity, and empathy,” said the filmmaker.
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(Edited by Y Krishna Jyothi)
