Prime Video has locked in a streaming premiere for Shuchi Talati’s Indian coming-of-age drama “Girls Will Be Girls,” following its award-winning festival run. The Indo-French co-production marks the debut of Pushing Buttons Studios, the production banner launched by Indian actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal.
The film, which premiered at Sundance 2024 where it picked up two awards including the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Category, tracks the story of 18-year-old Mira as she navigates adolescence against the backdrop of her mother’s own unresolved coming-of-age experiences.
First-time director Talati, who also wrote the screenplay, brings together newcomers Preeti Panigrahi and Kesav Binoy Kiron in lead roles, with Kani Kusruti rounding out the cast. The project emerged from a collaboration between Pushing Buttons Studios, Dolce Vita Films, and Crawling Angel Films, with Chadha, Claire Chassagne and Talati producing, and Fazal serving as executive producer.
After its Sundance debut, the film continued its festival circuit momentum, screening …