An Indian movie, loved abroad, is snubbed at home for Oscar submission

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<em>All We Imagine as Light,</em> a film about working class women in Mumbai, won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival this year. From left: actor Divya Prabha, director Payal Kapadia, and actors Chhaya Kadam and Kani Kusruti pose during the Cannes closing ceremony.

All We Imagine as Light explores the lives of working-class women in Mumbai and won the Grand Prix at Cannes. But it was deemed not Indian enough to submit to the Oscars. 

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All We Imagine as Light explores the lives of working-class women in Mumbai and won the Grand Prix at Cannes. But it was deemed not Indian enough to submit to the Oscars.