Girls Will Be Girls is a rare gem, says Anupama Chopra

Shuchi Talati’s remarkable debut, a coming-of-age tale involving an unusual triangle, shone at the recent Sundance festival.

An unusual high-school tale from India won big at the Sundance Film Festival recently.

Sundance, which concluded in Utah last week, is one of the world’s most prestigious celebrations of independent cinema. This year was a milestone, with the 40th edition receiving a record 17,435 submissions. Of which, only 91 feature length and episodic works and 53 short films made the cut for official selection. These included Shuchi Talati’s remarkable debut, Girls Will Be Girls, which is also the first