Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal’s first film production “Girls Will Girls” received the John Casswits Award at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards.

The Comedy-of-U-Umra drama directed by Shuchi Talati won the award at a ceremony held in Santa Monica, California on Saturday.

The film was one of the five contenders for the John Casswits Award, honoring the creative team of the best films made with the budget under USD 1 million. “Big Boys”, “Ghostlight”, “Jaizi”, and “The People’s Joker” were other nominees.

Manufactured by a button studio produced by the banner of Chadha and Fazal, “Girls Will Girls B Girls” revolves around a 16-year-old girl named Meera (Preeti Panigrahi), whose rebellious Jagriti is associated with her mother (Kani Kusruti). , Which is coming along with the coming experiences to come.

The film had a world premiere at the Sunndens Film Festival, where it received two awards last year.

Winning an award for her debut production seems like a dream, said Chadha said, saying that the film not only represents a personal journey, but is a collective effort of a team.

“To see that such a grand stage is recognized on an independent soul award as the first Indian actor and creator, I think it’s not just my victory, but a one for all of us Jeet is the stories working to make diverse, authentic, “he said.

Fazal said, “This victory is an important to us, and for Indian cinema as a whole. The spirit of independent filmmaking is about taking risks and telling the truth, no matter how uncomfortable or challenging it is.” Okay. This is what does “Girls Will Girls” be the labor of love.

“This is more than just an award for me – this is a powerful intelligence of the story that we have determined to tell … It is equally amazing to resonate with the audience and critics,” he said. The Independent Spirit Awards, which supports independent filmmakers, was also nominated in the best auxiliary performance category for her performance in the film, but lost to Keran Kulkin of “A Real Pen”.

In 2022, the Independent Spirit Awards replaced its four acting categories with two gender-plate segments, merging the best assistant male and female into the best supporting performance.

“Anora” dominated the film categories with three wins – the best feature, the best director for Sean Baker, and the best lead for Mickey Madison.

For “A Real Penn”, Jessie Eisenberg won the Best Screen Trophy and Massey Stela found the best success for “My Old Donkey”.

“Didi” achieved the best first feature and best first screenplay for Sean Wang. “Flow” was named Best International Film, and “No other land” won the best documentary.

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