The movie has been directed by Shuchi Talati, while it has been produced by Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal. It stars Preeti Panigrahi, Kesav Binoy Kiran and Kani Kusruti in leading roles.

The announcement of the win was one of the biggest moments of the night, alongside other major category winners including Anora and Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain. Ali Fazal expressed his excitement after the win. Calling it a momentous victory, he said, “The spirit of independent filmmaking is about taking risks and telling the truth, no matter how uncomfortable or challenging that may be. Girls Will Be Girls does exactly that. I am proud to be part of a film that is pushing boundaries and making history.”

During an exclusive interview with Filmfare, Richa and Ali confirmed that the movie, Richa opened up on discussing the crux of the movie with Shuchi before agreeing to come on board. “Shuchi and I have been talking about this script for a long time. We would go for walks in New York, Mumbai and Goa. We went for a long drive and submitted the film for the first time to the film bazaar, where it found co-producers. We would just talk about how difficult the teenage years can be. And only in retrospect, you understand that at that time, everything seemed like life and death. A boy not talking to you seemed like your life was over. Coming second in class seemed like life was over. When we had a pimple, we thought no one would speak to us. These things felt really exaggerated in our heads,” she added.

The actress also noted that the film touches upon “a very tender spot between a mother and a daughter’s dual coming of age.”