Rohan Nahar

Girls Will Be Girls

2024 · Indian Express

Featuring an electric central performance by newcomer Preeti Panigrahi, director Shuchi Talati's debut film is among the best of the year. The sudden burst of moral ambiguity elevates Girls Will Be Girls into something more special than a plain-old coming-of-age movie. Talati displays incredible restraint in her storytelling, aiming for broad empathy, highlighting the loneliness that inspires human connection in the most unexpected of circumstances.