Watch Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal discuss Girls Will Be Girls, their careers, parenthood, and Mirzapur The Film at SCREEN Live

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During the session, Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha spoke about their careers and bankrolling Girls Will Be Girls. They also opened up about being new parents. Additionally, Ali shared details about the much-anticipated Mirzapur The Film.

Girls Will Be Girls has been screened at festivals across the world; it won an award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film has been praised for its performances, and its delicate handling of female characters. It’s one of the rare films to hold a 100% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Indian Express’ review of the film called it one of the best of 2024.

 

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In an interview with the Indian Express, Panigrahi spoke about the vulnerabilities of her character in the film, Mira, a student who experiences love for the first time when an new boy joins her school. “(I think the easiest part of the role was) the vulnerability it required,” she said. “A massive amount of credit goes to how Shuchi wrote the entire thing. It’s supposed to be an awkward and vulnerable space for a teenager, and it was an absolute joy to embody that. I changed a lot of lines in the script related to Mira’s body, for my own. I told Shuchi that I feel like I have to look good, that everything about me should be okay before I get on-screen. She said that I don’t have to put myself through (the pressure) of looking perfect. She said, I like you just the way you are and I didn’t pick you for Mira just because of how you look — you embody other things about her that are more important to me. After that, a lot of my inhibitions were dodged off.”

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The fifth edition of SCREEN Live featured Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Preeti Panigrahi and Kesav Binoy Kiron.

SCREEN has been a leading voice in Indian entertainment since 1951. The magazine, which has covered the Indian film industry closely over the decades, is now back in a digital avatar. The brand was re-launched in October with actor Shraddha Kapoor being featured as the first digital cover star. Vijay Varma and Rajkummar Rao also graced the occasion as part of the Creator X Creator segment. The second edition of SCREEN Live saw a star-studded attendance, with Sikandar Ka Muqaddar actors Tamannaah Bhatia, Jimmy Shergill, and Avinash Tiwary talking about their journey in the film industry. The third edition of SCREEN Live was an emotional one, featuring the Deol brothers—Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol—who spoke candidly about their careers, their return to films, and how they’ve managed to win back the hearts of audiences with their performances in Gadar 2 and Animal, respectively. The fourth edition of SCREEN Live saw Sharmila Tagore revealing a treasure trove of untold stories from both her personal and professional life.