Girls Will Be Girls

The coming of age process is different for everyone, and thats especially true for those of different generations. Those who underwent this rite of passage years ago, however, arguably may have faced more challenges and restrictions than whats present in these more liberated and open-minded times, and such individuals may be somewhat envious of the privileges that have been afforded their younger counterparts. Thats very much the case with Anila (Kani Kusruti) and her teenage daughter, Mira (Preeti Panigrahi), who has (or at least should have) a comparatively easier time with this than her mother did. Nevertheless, Anila still expects Mira to conform to the rigid standards of her own youth, enrolling her in a strict Himalayan boarding schoo...

Set amidst the beautiful scenery of the Himalayan mountains, the teenage Mira (Preeti Panigrahi) is having to reconcile her quite traditional relationship with her mum (Kani Kasruti) with her own desires as a soon-to-be independent woman who is also the apple of the eye of the young Sri (Kesav Binoy Kiron). He spends quite a lot of time at their home and although her mother is friendly and civil, you get the distinct feeling that she has reservations borne out of her own experience of youth where she was never really given the opportunities that now await her daughter. Thats really the gist of a simple coming-of-age plot that quite delicately interweaves the cultural with the hormonal without veering off into sentimentality or stereotyping....