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Festival de Cannes jury member Payal Kapadia attends the jury photocall in Payal Khandwala’s jewel-toned asymmetrical skirt paired with a relaxed-fit shirt.
Indian director-screenwriter Payal Kapadia at the 78th Festival de Cannes jury photocall. (Image: X)
Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, whose film All We Imagine As Light won the Grand Prix Award at the 77th Festival de Cannes in 2024, is back at the 78th Festival de Cannes as a jury member.
Making a statement in homegrown label Payal Khandwala, Payal Kapadia adorned an ensemble from the Indian designer’s brand for the Jury photocall on May 13, 2025. Styled by costume designer and fashion stylist Indrakshi Pattanaik, Payal’s ensemble featured a jewel-toned asymmetrical red skirt crafted from lustrous dupion silk. Crafted from a single, continuous piece of fabric, with only two seams – one at the waistband and one side seam, this draped silhouette was minimal yet comfortable.
She paired the contemporary silhouette with a minimal, relaxed-fit shirt featuring a subtly exaggerated collar. The radiant sheen of the fabric reflected the colour red exceptionally well. The red and blue colours of her outfit felt like a homage to the colour theory of her film All We Imagine As Light, where the shades dominated the scenes in the feature film in all its glory. Coincidentally, the colours red and blue also feature in France’s national flag. A happy, stylish coincidence indeed!
Payal, further, added some sparkle to her look with a silver statement jewellery piece from Tribe Amrapali.
Payal Kapadia is known for her sustainable fashion choices and prepares reusing outfits that already exist instead of customising looks for public appearances. The filmmaker is a force to reckon with when it comes to celebrating Indian craftsmanship on a global platform.
Payal was joined by French actress Juliette Binoche, American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, as well as Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas and American actor Jeremy Strong. The Jury will have the honour of awarding the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in competition, and the winners will be announced on May 24, 2025.
This year, Indian celebrities including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Janhvi Kapoor, Ishan Khatter, Nitanshi Goel, Shalini Passi, Simi Grewal, Sharmila Tagore, Neeraj Ghaywan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Urvashi Rautela, and Vishal Jethwa are expected to grace the 78th Cannes Film Festival red carpet.
The 78th Festival de Cannes will be held from 13th to 24th May, 2025, in Cannes.
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