About

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Birthday:
1986-01-01
Place of birth:
Mumbai, India
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Payal Kapadia

Overview

Payal Kapadia (born 1986; Mumbai) is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing. In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. She got a Bachelor's degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She did a one-year Master's degree from Sophia college. She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, where she was selected on her second attempt.

Known for

Directing
2024 All We Imagine as Light Directing Director 60
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2022 A Night of Knowing Nothing Directing Director 59
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2021 Between Day & Night Directing Director N/A
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2018 And What Is the Summer Saying Directing Director 59
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2017 Afternoon Clouds Directing Director N/A
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2015 The Last Mango Before the Monsoon Directing Director N/A
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2014 Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost Directing Director N/A
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2014 Memory Of Being Here Directing Director N/A
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2012 Weapons of Mass Destruction Directing Director N/A
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Kapadia's Second Film in Mumbai Trilogy Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 All We Imagine as Light Writing Writer 60
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2022 A Night of Knowing Nothing Writing Writer 59
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2021 Between Day & Night Writing Writer N/A
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2018 And What Is the Summer Saying Writing Writer 59
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2017 Afternoon Clouds Writing Writer N/A
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2015 The Last Mango Before the Monsoon Writing Writer N/A
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Kapadia's Second Film in Mumbai Trilogy Writing Writer N/A
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Editing
2015 The Last Mango Before the Monsoon Editing Editor N/A
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