FILM DIRECTOR

Payal Kapadia

1986 - Today

Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia (born 4 January 1986) is an Indian filmmaker. In 2017, her short film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, she won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature A Night of Knowing Nothing. In 2024, she won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her fiction feature debut All We Imagine as Light. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Payal Kapadia is the 2,189th most popular film director, the 1,587th most popular biography from India and the 63rd most popular Indian Film Director.

Payal Kapadia is an Indian filmmaker known for her work in documentary and narrative cinema. She gained recognition for her debut feature film, "A Night of Knowing Nothing," which explores themes of love and political unrest in contemporary India.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Payal Kapadia ranks 2,189 out of 2,041. Before her are George Hickenlooper, Adam Rifkin, Alexei Popogrebski, Roar Uthaug, Amanda Kernell, and Rohit Shetty. After her are Walt Becker, Luke Greenfield, Lucky McKee, Josh Trank, Benh Zeitlin, and Shane Carruth.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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George Hickenlooper
1963 - 2010
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 2,183
Adam Rifkin
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 2,184
Alexei Popogrebski
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 2,185
Roar Uthaug
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 2,186
Amanda Kernell
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 2,187
Rohit Shetty
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 2,188
Payal Kapadia
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 2,189
Walt Becker
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 2,190
Luke Greenfield
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 2,191
Lucky McKee
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 2,192
Josh Trank
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 2,193
Benh Zeitlin
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 2,194
Shane Carruth
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 2,195

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Payal Kapadia ranks 1,291. Before her are Emerson, Nanda Costa, Boris Borisovich Rotenberg, Srđan Jovanović, Svetlana Podobedova, and Naoaki Aoyama. After her are Sebastián Simonet, Siniša Anđelković, Ryan Ross, Naoki Hatta, Tessa Ferrer, and Johannes van den Bergh.

Others Born in 1986

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Emerson
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 1,286
Nanda Costa
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 1,287
Boris Borisovich Rotenberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 1,288
Srđan Jovanović
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,289
Svetlana Podobedova
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 1,290
Naoaki Aoyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 1,291
Payal Kapadia
FILM DIRECTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 1,292
Sebastián Simonet
HANDBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 1,293
Siniša Anđelković
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 1,294
Ryan Ross
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 1,295
Naoki Hatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 1,296
Tessa Ferrer
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 1,297
Johannes van den Bergh
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 1,298