Cannes Winner All We Imagine As Light Getting No OTT Buyers In India, Says Aligarh Director

All We Imagine As Light: The Buckingham Murders director took to his social media account to share that no streaming platform is willing to buy the digital rights of the Payal Kapadia directorial. The film is yet to release in India and is being distributed by Rana Dggubati's Spirit Media. The director claimed that this is the ‘harsh reality’ of independent movies.Bollywood director claims no OTT platform for All We Imagine As LightFilmmaker Hansal Mehta has claimed that Payal Kapadia's Cannes winner All We Imagine As Light is facing difficulty in securing a platform for its digital debut. The film scripted history by becoming the first film from India to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year. On Monday night, Mehta shared a review of the film by American news outlet The New Yorker and said he has that "no OTT platform" has bought the film as of yet. A still from All We Imagine As Light | Image: XAnd from what I hear a film that no OTT platform is buying. The harsh reality of making independent films in India. This is no country for the spectacular All We Imagine As Light. HOPE I’M PROVED WRONG, the filmmaker said. Distributed by Rana Daggubati's Spirit Media, the film has so far been released theatrically in Kerala and will make its debut in the rest of the country on November 22.Distributor reacts to director's claims Replying to Mehta's post, Spirit Media said in due time, the movie will be made available on "screens even closer home". "We’re so grateful for all the support from the creative community! #AllWeImagineAsLight releasing in cinemas near you this Friday, Nov 22. And in due time on screens even closer home," the banner said. All We Imagine as Light, a Malayalam-Hindi feature, is about Prabha, a nurse, who receives an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband that throws her life into disarray. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a private spot in the big city to be alone with her boyfriend.A file photo of Payal Kapadia | Image: XOne day the two nurses go on a road trip to a beach town with their friend Parvati where the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest, according to the official plotline. Starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chhaya Kadam, All We Imagine As Light is an official Indo-French co-production between petit chaos from France and Chalk &amp; Cheese and Another Birth from India.(With inputs from PTI)

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Cannes Winner All We Imagine As Light Getting No OTT Buyers In India, Says Aligarh Director

All We Imagine As Light: An acclaimed Bollywood director has claimed that no OTT platforms are willing to buy streaming rights for the Cannes winner.

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