Beginning on strong footing

Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha

First-time producers Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are overjoyed as their project, 'Girls Will Be Girls', is making waves in the international circuit. The movie, to be directed by Shuchi Talati, was chosen for the Berlinale Talents Script Station programme earlier this year. Now, it is among the 15 international scripts selected for the international features section at Gotham Week, a prestigious global film market where established and emerging filmmakers get the opportunity to network with film financiers, festival curators, and producers. The annual event, sponsored by Netflix, Amazon Studios, Audible, SAGindie and Warner Media, will be held virtually between September 19 and 24.

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Ahead of taking it to the global film market, the team has shot a pitch video that will help in raising funds. Chadha says the script's selection has given them the confidence that they are on the right path. "At Gotham Week, we hope to find like-minded investors and collaborators who will join us in making this film. It is a fresh and feminist story, and I believe Shuchi is a new voice in Indian cinema," she says. Writer-director Talati hopes to make the movie with an all-women crew. "The film deals with gendered power dynamics and female sexuality, and I always thought the story would resonate internationally."

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