Payal Kapadia's film 'All We Imagine as Light', which has received many prestigious awards, has won another big award. It was awarded the Best Film Award at the Asian Film Awards 2025 held on Sunday. At the same time, the film 'Santosh' also made a splash at the awards. Actress Shahana Goswami received the Best Actress Award for the film 'Santosh'. Along with this, the film's director Sandhya Suri was also given the Best New Director Award.

According to news agency PTI, the award ceremony was held on Sunday at the Jiku Center in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District. The Asian Film Awards released the list of winners, in which Payal Kapadia's film 'All We Imagine as Light' was awarded the Best Film Award. The film faced tough competition from films like 'Black Dog' (China), 'Suhuma' (South Korea), 'Tekki Cometh' (Japan) and 'Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In' (Hong Kong).

Expressing happiness on receiving the award, Payal said, "It was a special feeling to be honored for my film at a great cinema venue like Hong Kong. I am proud to be a part of that community with the great works of Asia. It was also very special to be nominated for this award and now receiving it is even more special. 'All We Imagine As Light' is an official Indo-French co-production."

At the same award ceremony, Shahana Goswami received the Best Actress award for her performance in the film 'Santosh'. The film's director Sandhya Suri received the Best New Director award. Shahana said that working in 'Santosh' was a great experience and she expressed happiness about her work in this film. This honor is a big achievement for Payal Kapadia, Shahana Goswami and Sandhya Suri and their films are being appreciated all over the world.