01/04/1986
Mumbai, India:
Payal Kapadia (born 4 January 1986) 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.
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Shape of Momo: छोरा जस्तै (2026) Executive Producer |
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ഖിഡ്കി ഗാവ് (2025) Executive Producer |
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പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം (2024) Director |
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പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം (2024) Writer |
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कुछ भी न जानने की एक रात (2022) Director |
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कुछ भी न जानने की एक रात (2022) Writer |
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દિવસ અને રાત વચ્ચે (2021) Director |
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દિવસ અને રાત વચ્ચે (2021) Writer |
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And What Is the Summer Saying (2018) Director |
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And What Is the Summer Saying (2018) Writer |
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दोपहर के बादल (2017) Director |
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दोपहर के बादल (2017) Writer |
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The Last Mango Before the Monsoon (2015) Director |
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The Last Mango Before the Monsoon (2015) Writer |
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The Last Mango Before the Monsoon (2015) Editor |
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Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (2014) Director |
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Memory Of Being Here (2014) Director |
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (2012) Director |
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ഗുപ്തം () Producer |
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Kapadia's Second Film in Mumbai Trilogy () Writer |
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Kapadia's Second Film in Mumbai Trilogy () Director |