Richa, Ali Jet In Utah For Film Premiere At Sundance

PARK CITY, UT (IANS) – Actors and producers, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are set to present their maiden production, ‘Girls Will Be Girls’, at the Sundance Film Festival.

The date is set for this prestigious moment and the world premiere is on January 20.

The film, directed by Shuchi Talati, unfolds a gripping tale set in a boarding school nestled in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India.

Richa expressed her excitement, saying, “Getting me through in such a competitive cinema festival is itself a big deal. I have high hopes for Shuchi as a director and the rank newcomers as actors. Kani, the world has witnessed her brilliance again in ‘Killer Soup’. I feel blessed”.

The storyline follows the rebellious awakening of a 16-year-old girl played by Preeti Panigrahi, intricately woven with her mother’s unfulfilled coming-of-age experience portrayed by the talented Kani Kusruti. The film also stars Jitin Gulati and Kesav Binoy Kiron in pivotal roles.

Ali added: “As new founders, we’re exploring new worlds through new stories, Sundance happens to be the greatest step one into the next worlds to be discovered by us hopefully soon. I am thrilled that we get to share our creations with the world. Also, I am very glad to be blessed with such an amazing jury on world competition that’s gone watch ‘Girls Will Be Girls’.