From Payal Kapadia to Saiyami Kher: 5 Women Who Upped The Game in Showbiz in 2024

From Payal Kapadia to Saiyami Kher, these 5 women created history with groundbreaking achievements in cinema, sports, and beauty.
  • Amit Diwan
  • Editorial
  • Updated - 2024-12-18, 17:40 IST
Women Who Upped The Game

The year 2024 emerged as a transformative period for women in entertainment, with remarkable individuals shattering glass ceilings and rewriting industry narratives across cinema, sports, and international platforms.

5 Women Who Upped The Game in Showbiz

Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia etched her name in history by becoming the first Indian director to receive two prestigious Golden Globes nominations in 2024 - Best Director and Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language). Her crowning achievement came at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was awarded the Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine as Light’.

In her powerful acceptance speech, Kapadia emphasised the importance of female solidarity, "This film is about friendship between three women and oftentimes, women are pitted against each other. This is the way society is designed, and that's really unfortunate."

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Anasuya Sengupta

Sengupta made history as the first Indian to win the Best Actress Award in the Un Certain Regard segment at Cannes 2024 for ‘The Shameless’. Her acceptance speech resonated with powerful advocacy:

"You don't have to be queer to fight for equality, you don't have to be colonised to know that colonising is pathetic — we just need to be very, very decent human beings."

Karla Sofía Gascón

At 52, Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón became the first transgender woman to win the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Her emotional acceptance speech highlighted the ongoing struggle for transgender representation, "If you have made us suffer, it is time for you also to change."

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Saiyami Kher

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Kher redefined multi-dimensional success by becoming the first Indian female actor to complete the prestigious Ironman Triathlon in Germany. Her gruelling achievement included a 1.9 km swim, 90 km cycling, and a 21.1 km run, demonstrating extraordinary endurance and determination.

Rachel Gupta

Rachel Gupta made history in 2024 by becoming the first Indian and only the third Asian to be crowned Miss Grand International. Hailing from Jalandhar, Punjab, Gupta's win followed her remarkable achievements in the modelling world. She had already been crowned Miss SuperTalent of the World in 2022, and her victory at the Miss Grand International pageant solidified her place among global beauty icons.

Gupta's journey to the crown included competing in various categories, including the swimsuit and sportswear competition, national costume parade, and interviews, eventually leading to her triumph in the final show.

These extraordinary women exemplify the power of perseverance, talent, and breaking societal constraints. Their achievements in 2024 not only celebrate individual success but also pave the way for future generations.

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