Mumbai, Produced by Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, "Girls Will Be Girls" is set to release in France and the UK.
The film, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2024, where it earned the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category and a Special Jury Award for acting for lead actress Preeti Panigrahi, is directed by Shuchi Talati. It will be available in France and the UK by the end of this month.
Called a "coming-of-age drama", the film "tells the story of 16-year-old Meera (Panigrahi) and her strained relationship with her mother in the hormonal throes of nascent adulthood."
Set against the backdrop of a strict boarding school in the Himalayas, the film explores Meera's journey of teenage love through the lens of societal judgment of female desire. The film explores themes of mother-daughter affection and rivalry, bodily autonomy, and inter-generational female awakening.
Chadha, 37, who recently starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar", said it is an "extremely proud moment" for him that the film is releasing internationally.
"It's a very proud moment for us that 'Girls Will Be Girls' has received such a warm welcome on the global stage. The film's themes are universal, and we're thrilled that audiences in France and the UK will be the first to experience it." "I can't wait for people to see it in India too," she said.
"Girls Will Be Girls" is an Indo-French co-production between Chadha and Fazal-owned Pushing Button Studios of India, Dolce Vita Films of France and Blink Digital.
The film, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2024, where it earned the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category and a Special Jury Award for acting for lead actress Preeti Panigrahi, is directed by Shuchi Talati. It will be available in France and the UK by the end of this month.
Called a "coming-of-age drama", the film "tells the story of 16-year-old Meera (Panigrahi) and her strained relationship with her mother in the hormonal throes of nascent adulthood."
Set against the backdrop of a strict boarding school in the Himalayas, the film explores Meera's journey of teenage love through the lens of societal judgment of female desire. The film explores themes of mother-daughter affection and rivalry, bodily autonomy, and inter-generational female awakening.
Chadha, 37, who recently starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar", said it is an "extremely proud moment" for him that the film is releasing internationally.
"It's a very proud moment for us that 'Girls Will Be Girls' has received such a warm welcome on the global stage. The film's themes are universal, and we're thrilled that audiences in France and the UK will be the first to experience it." "I can't wait for people to see it in India too," she said.
"Girls Will Be Girls" is an Indo-French co-production between Chadha and Fazal-owned Pushing Button Studios of India, Dolce Vita Films of France and Blink Digital.
