Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt congratulated filmmaker Payal Kapadia on her Golden Globe Award nomination for her film All We Imagine as Light. He has been nominated for Best Director (Motion Picture category) at the 82nd Golden Globes Awards 2025. Additionally, the film has also been nominated in the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language category at the prestigious awards ceremony.

Alia expressed her excitement and pride on social media, writing, “History is yours.” In the Best Non-English Language Motion Picture category, All We Imagine as Light will compete against French films Emilia Pérez (which also won the most nominations at the 82nd Golden Globes), The Girl with the Needle, I’m Still Here, The Golden Globe, and The Golden Globe. The seed of the sacred fig and the vermiglio.

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Earlier, Rajkumar Rao had also congratulated Payal on getting two nominations. He wrote, “Congratulations @payalkapadiafilm it’s amazing. All the best. Supporting you.”

Responding to her nomination, Payal Kapadia said India Today Digital“I am deeply honored by this nomination and grateful to the HFPA for this recognition. It’s a celebration of everyone who worked so diligently on the film. To everyone in India, All We Imagine as Light is still in theaters – please go watch it and support us.”

The recognition comes as All We Imagine as Light continues to attract worldwide attention, having already made waves on the international film circuit. Its success in the Golden Globe nominations adds to the growing appreciation of Indian cinema on the global stage.

All We Imagine as Light, released theatrically in India on 22 November, had previously received international acclaim. The film became the first Indian film to win the prestigious Grand Prix at Cannes 2024.