In an exclusive interview, Shuchi Talati shares her exhilaration and insights following "Girls Will Be Girls"' remarkable wins at Sundance and MAMI festivals. The film's success has resonated deeply, sparking conversations on gender roles and identity.
#ShuchiTalati #Trending #2024 #BollywoodCountry #BollywoodNews #BollywoodGossips #BollywoodUpdates #BollywoodNews #Bollywood #Bollywoodcelebrity #BollywoodHindiNews #ians
#ShuchiTalati #Trending #2024 #BollywoodCountry #BollywoodNews #BollywoodGossips #BollywoodUpdates #BollywoodNews #Bollywood #Bollywoodcelebrity #BollywoodHindiNews #ians
Category
ЁЯШ╣
FunTranscript
00:00It's really amazing and overwhelming.
00:07You know, from the first time, the first idea to this first screening, this film was eight
00:13years in the making.
00:14So it took a really long time to make.
00:17So at the end of it, that to have the film received like this, you know, everywhere is
00:23on a global stage.
00:25But also, more importantly, back home here is very moving.
00:30What challenges did I face?
00:36Well, it's a tricky thing, you know, to create great characters who you sometimes like, sometimes
00:42don't like.
00:43And yet in the end, like, you understand them.
00:46So that was a tricky thing in writing.
00:49However, we have these amazing actors, Preeti Panigrahi, who plays Meera and Kani Kusruti,
00:54who plays Anila, who really embodied these characters.
01:04The representation behind the camera is essential because people bring their lived experience
01:08to telling the stories.
01:10And this year, you can just see the variety of films that are there made by women directors.
01:15Santosh by Sandhya Suri, All We Imagine is Light, Payal Kapadia, Village Rockstars by
01:21Reema Das, Laapata Ladies, Girls Will Be Girls.
01:24So, it's such a wide range of films, and I'm really glad to be in this company.
01:35It was great.
01:36Richa is a very old friend of mine.
01:37We went to college together.
01:39We co-directed a documentary together a long time ago.
01:43So our collaboration really goes back many, many years.
01:46And actually, when I applied to film school in the US, Richa acted in my application short
01:51film, which is a five-minute film about a struggling actress.
01:54So for that friendship to turn into this collaboration, because you know, with your producers, you
02:01work for years.
02:02Richa has been on this film since 2018, for six years.
02:06So it's kind of like a marriage.
02:08And it's amazing.
02:14Richa is a protector of the film.
02:17She understood my vision, and she fought for it.
02:21And she made sure that we could cast it how we wanted, and we could shoot it how we wanted.
02:28So I would say she is like a lioness who protected the film.
02:37Look, we can't control what audience members think and what some critics think.
02:42For me, I'm trying to create a film where I put you in the shoes of this young girl.
02:48You feel what she feels, but also have empathy for all the other characters.
02:54And I think, hopefully, the audience comes on this journey.
03:03I don't think so.
03:04Look, look at the awards at MAMI.
03:06Look at the audience response at MAMI.
03:09Where people were fighting to get into the theatre, where they watched the film so lovingly.
03:14So I think we underestimate our audiences, you know.
03:19Audiences are ready for different kinds of films.
03:21So we just need to give them a chance.