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Girls Will Be Girls is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film, written and directed by Shuchi Talati. It stars Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, and Kesav Binoy Kiron. An Indian and French co-production, the film is Talati's feature directorial debut, as well as the acting debut of both Panigrahi and Kiron. The film is set in a boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, and centers around teenager Mira's romance with a charming new student, her subsequent sexual awakening, and at times strained relationship with her protective mother. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it participated in the competition section. It was released on 18 December 2024, on Amazon Prime Video. Among the film's accolades, it won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.