The closing day of the Cannes 2024 Film Festival proved to be historic for India

The team of Payal Kapadia`s `All That We Imagine As Light` won India its first Grand Prix or the jury prize (Note: Chetan Anand`s Neecha Nagar won the Grand Prix at the first edition of the festival in 1946 which is today`s equivalent of Palme d`Or)

To receive the award, Payal Kapadia also took the leading ladies of her film on stage- Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chayya Kadam

The women who had danced their way to the screening of their film on the red carpet on Thursday hugged and celebrated their moment on stage

This marks Payal Kapadia`s second win at Cannes. In 2021, her film `A Night Of Knowing Nothing` had won the Best Documentary

Anasuya Sengupta, who hails from Kolkata, won Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her performance in The Shameless. Anasuya, with her win, has created history by becoming the first Indian to win the award

US director Sean Baker poses with the trophy during a photocall after he won the Palme d`Or for the film `Anora`

Portuguese director Miguel Gomes poses during a photocall after he won the Best Director prize for the film "Grand Tour"

French director Jacques Audiard poses during a photocall after he won the Jury Prize for the film `Emilia Perez`

Iranian director and producer Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photocall after he won the a Special Jury Prize for the film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"