Mumbai, acting couple Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal celebrate another achievement as their produced film 'Girls Will Be Girls' wins the Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival.
Chadha and Fazal, both 37, launched their production company Pushing Buttons Studios last year. The film "'Girls Will Be Girls", directed by Shuchi Talati and starring Kani Kusruti and Preeti Panigrahi, was announced next.
The latest festival win has contributed to the success of the project, which previously received top awards at the Transylvania International Film Festival in Romania and the Biarritz Film Festival in France.
Sharing about the latest win, Chadha called it an "incredible honor."
"Winning the Grand Jury Prize at IFFLA is an incredible honor. It is gratifying to see the hard work and dedication of our entire team being recognized on such a prestigious platform. 'Girls Will Be Girls' is a story close to our hearts, and "We are delighted that it continues to resonate with audiences around the world. This is the third win for the film this month, which is huge."
"The response has been overwhelming and the love the film is receiving is truly exceptional. We couldn't be happier with a better producing debut," she said in a press release.
Fazal added: "This journey has been nothing short of magical. From Sunburn to Cannes and now IFFLA, each award reaffirms our belief in the power of authentic storytelling. We are grateful for the support and love we have received, and we are excited. to see where 'Girls Will Be Girls' will go."
The film is produced by Pushing Buttons Studios along with Crawling Angel Films, Blink Digital and France's Dolce Vita Films.
The film follows the story of 16-year-old Mira (Panigrahi), who has a strained relationship with her mother. She is later sent to a boarding school in the Himalayas and explores the journey of teenage love through the lens of societal judgment on female desire.
Chadha and Fazal, both 37, launched their production company Pushing Buttons Studios last year. The film "'Girls Will Be Girls", directed by Shuchi Talati and starring Kani Kusruti and Preeti Panigrahi, was announced next.
The latest festival win has contributed to the success of the project, which previously received top awards at the Transylvania International Film Festival in Romania and the Biarritz Film Festival in France.
Sharing about the latest win, Chadha called it an "incredible honor."
"Winning the Grand Jury Prize at IFFLA is an incredible honor. It is gratifying to see the hard work and dedication of our entire team being recognized on such a prestigious platform. 'Girls Will Be Girls' is a story close to our hearts, and "We are delighted that it continues to resonate with audiences around the world. This is the third win for the film this month, which is huge."
"The response has been overwhelming and the love the film is receiving is truly exceptional. We couldn't be happier with a better producing debut," she said in a press release.
Fazal added: "This journey has been nothing short of magical. From Sunburn to Cannes and now IFFLA, each award reaffirms our belief in the power of authentic storytelling. We are grateful for the support and love we have received, and we are excited. to see where 'Girls Will Be Girls' will go."
The film is produced by Pushing Buttons Studios along with Crawling Angel Films, Blink Digital and France's Dolce Vita Films.
The film follows the story of 16-year-old Mira (Panigrahi), who has a strained relationship with her mother. She is later sent to a boarding school in the Himalayas and explores the journey of teenage love through the lens of societal judgment on female desire.
