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Home | Entertainment | Cannes Winner Payal Kapadia Wants Tax On Big Budget Movies Cannes winner Payal Kapadia wants tax on big budget movies Says public institutes will be useless to the nation if they are turned into 'elitist' spaces By PTI Published Date - 1 June 2024, 01:49 PM Payal Kapadia, winner of the grand prize for All We Imagine as Light, during the 77th international film festival, Cannes. — File picture New Delhi: Public institutes will be useless to the nation if they are turned into “elitist” spaces, says filmmaker Payal Kapadia, while also advocating for a tax on big budget movies to create a fund to foster independent filmmaking. Kapadia, who charted history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award for ‘All We Imagine as Light’, on Friday posted a lengthy statement on Facebook where she shared her thoughts on a range of topics and issues.

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If it becomes an elitist space like various public universities have become over many years, it will be useless to the nation (sic),” Kapad.

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