New Delhi, May 14 -- Payal Kapadia, who made headlines last year and etched her name in history by securing the Grand Prix for her debut feature film "All We Imagine As Light", came onboard as Cannes Film Festival 2025 jury member. Her return to the French Riviera as a panellist a year later is notable after her success at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

On Tuesday, the 39-year-old filmmaker was spotted at the red carpet of the 78th edition of the prestigious gala as one of the panellists.

Born on January 4 in 1986, Payal Kapadia was able to explore films and theatre at a very young age as she was born to painter and video artist, Nalini Malani, while her father, Shailesh Kapadia, was a psychoanalyst.

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