This year a plethora of films made headlines for their individuality, all thanks to the women who stood behind them. From Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light winning the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival to Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies being selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars, 2024 put women filmmakers in the spotlight. Here’s a look at their incredible work. 

Santosh - Sandhya Suri 

Santosh directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya features Suri Shahana Goswami in the lead role and follows the story of a newly widowed woman who inherits her husband's job as a police constable in rural northern India. It has been selected as the UK’s official entry for the Oscars.