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Girls Will Be Girls, All We Imagine as Light: How feminism, not Bollywood, drew global audiences to Indian cinema in 2024

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In 2024 , as Bollywood struggled to find its footing, smaller films by Indian women that told nuanced stories made headlines.

In May , Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light made history by winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes film festival.

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies) spent at least two months on the top 10 list of Netflix in India .

British-Indian director Sandhya Suri's Hindi film Santosh was picked as the UK 's submission to the Oscars.

Santosh was co-produced by people and companies across the UK , India , Germany and France .

All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls and Santosh are cross-country co-productions.

The momentum could be crucial for the Indian film industry in getting wider distribution for its independent films.

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