Preeti Panigrahi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 2002 (age 21–22) |
| Alma mater | Hindu College, Delhi |
| Notable work | Girls Will Be Girls (2024) |
| Awards | Special Jury Award for Acting at Sundance Film Festival (2024) |
Preeti Panigrahi is an Indian film actor who starred in the 2024 film Girls Will Be Girls. She received the Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival for her performance as a high school student navigating the complexities of adolescence and societal expectations.
Preeti was born in 2002 and grew up in India. [1] She attended Hindu College, Delhi University, where she was actively involved in the theatre circuit. [1] She is pursuing further studies in animation at SRFTI. [2] Her passion for acting was inspired by her father's love for theatre. [1]
Preeti landed the role of Mira in Girls Will Be Girls after responding to an open call in 2022. [1] The audition required participants to submit a video depicting their high school persona. Drawing from her experience as the head girl in school, Preeti was able to convincingly portray the character of Mira. [1]
Preeti prepared for the role by participating in workshops with casting director Dilip Shankar. [1] At the Sundance Film Festival, Girls Will Be Girls won an audience award in the world cinema dramatic competition and Preeti's performance earned her a jury prize. Her final scene in the film, where she delivers a cathartic and improvised performance, was particularly noted for its emotional impact. [1] [2] [3]
Preeti won the Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival for her role in Shuchi Talati's film Girls Will Be Girls . [1]
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished actresses in Hindi cinema, and has often played troubled women, from fictional to literary, in both mainstream and independent cinema. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian honour.
Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. Meera made her debut in 2001 with the Lohithadas film Soothradharan. She went on to star in various commercial and critically successful films in south Indian languages making her one of the successful actresses of the 2000s.
Mita Vashisht is an Indian actress. Known for her work on screen, stage and television, she has played a wide range of roles. Her most prominent appearances includes; sci-fi television series Space City Sigma (1989-1991), Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein, Swabhimaan, Devyani in Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi,Alaan (Kirdaar) to Trishna in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Jethi Maa in Kaala Teeka to film roles with a wide spectrum of directors with different cinema styles.
Sanjukta Panigrahi was a dancer from India, who was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi. Sanjukta was the first Odia woman to embrace this ancient classical dance at an early age and ensure its grand revival.
Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. Kulkarni is considered as one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema, and is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Marathi Awards and four Maharashtra State Film Awards.
Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi (1982).
Seema Biswas is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She won the 2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the 2006 Best Actress Genie Award for her role as Shakuntala in Deepa Mehta's Water (2005). Her other mainstream films include Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), for which she won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Bhoot (2003), Vivah (2006) and Half Girlfriend (2017). In addition to films, Biswas has appeared in many television shows.
Gayatri Das known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film Liar's Dice which has received two National Film Awards, was premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and was chosen by the Government of India as India's entry for the U.S. 87th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, but was not shortlisted or nominated.
Lillete Dubey is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the founding member of his group - Theatre Action Group in 1973. In 1991 she set up her own theatre company - The Primetime Theatre Company.
Parvathy Thiruvothu Kottuvattaa is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Malayalam films, along with notable performances in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. Over her career, she has received several prestigious accolades, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, three SIIMA Awards and two Kerala State Film Awards.
Rohini Molleti, known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, dubbing artist and lyricist. She has mainly acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about films to her credit. She received National Film Award – Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance as Rangi in the 1995 film Stri.
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is a National Award winning Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil films. A post graduate in human resource management from Madras School of Social Work, she joined the English theatre company Evam as a full-time employee, before venturing into the films. She is also a former National Level cricket player, and national Ultimate Frisbee Champion.
Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil known by her stage name Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. She debuted with Kaaryasthan (2010) and went on to receive praise for her performances in Kuttram 23 (2017), Magamuni (2019) also had major commercial success with Madhura Raja (2019) and RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023).
Surabhi C. M., also known as Surabhi Lakshmi is an Indian film, television, and stage actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for portraying the role of a struggling middle-aged mother in the Malayalam film Minnaminungu.
Kani Kusruti is an Indian actress and model. She first gained recognition in 2009 with the film Kerala Cafe, where her performance was critically acclaimed. Kani won the Best Actress at Kerala State Film Awards in 2020 and the Best Actress Award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her performance as Khadeeja in the film Biriyaani.
Anaswara Rajan is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil and Hindi films. Her first feature film was Udaharanam Sujatha in 2017.
Shuchi Talati is an Indian film director. She won the Audience Award for Dramatic World Cinema at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival for her film Girls Will Be Girls.
Girls Will Be Girls is a 2024 Indo-French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shuchi Talati. It stars Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, and Kesav Binoy Kiron. The film is director Talati's first feature, and the debut of Panigrahi and Kiron. The film is set in a boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, and centers around the teenage protagonist Mira's romance with a charming new student, her subsequent sexual-awakening, and at times strained relationship to her protective mother.
Zarin Shihab is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Hindi films and television shows. She was known for her breakout role in the 2019 spy thriller series The Family Man, where she played Sahaya Mary, a nurse crucial to the show's plot.
Christo Tomy is an Indian filmmaker known for his impactful work in both short films and feature films. He is a two-time National Film Award winning director. In 2016, he won the Swarna Kamal for Best Director for his short film Kamuki (Sweetheart). He also won the National Award for Debut Director in the non-feature category for his short film Kanyaka (Virgin).