Indian actor Kani Kusruti has nabbed IMDb‘s “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award, riding high on the heels of her critically acclaimed turns in Cannes winner “All We Imagine as Light” and Sundance-winning “Girls Will Be Girls.”
The laurel, determined from IMDb’s monthly traffic of over 250 million visitors worldwide, signals Kusruti’s meteoric rise on the platform’s Popular Indian Celebrities chart – a metric that’s proven to be a reliable crystal ball for identifying talent on the verge of going supernova.
Kusruti’s profile has been white-hot following her star turn in Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light,” where she portrays Prabha, a Malayali nurse navigating life in Mumbai. The film made waves at Cannes 2024, scooping the Grand Prix and marking a historic moment as India’s first main competition entry in three decades. The Golden Globes also took notice, handing the film two nominatons, while IMDb users have settled on a solid 7.2/10 rating.
The actor, whose resume includes stints in “Kerala Cafe,” “Biriyaani,” and “OK Computer,” is also generating awards season buzz with an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her supporting work in “Girls Will Be Girls.” The ceremony is set for February, where “All We Imagine as Light” will also vie for Best International Feature.
“I’m really happy and touched to receive the IMDb ‘Breakout Star’ STARmeter Award,” Kusruti said. “I don’t always have such confidence, so once in a while, when you get this kind of validation, you feel like you’re doing something right.”
Kusruti joins a roster of previous STARmeter “Breakout Star” recipients, including Sharvari, Nitanshi Goel, Medha Shankr, Bhuvan Arora, Angira Dhar, Adarsh Gourav, Ashley Park, Ayo Edebiri, and Regé-Jean Page.
