California, Feb. 23 -- The Independent Spirit Awards celebrated the best in independent film and television, with one of the major highlights was the Shuchi Talati-directed 'Girls Will Be Girls', which won the prestigious John Cassavetes Award, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The award, held in Santa Monica, California, is given to the best feature film made for under USD 1 million and honours the film's writer, director, and producer.

The coming-of-age drama 'Girls Will Be Girls', produced by Richa Chadha and Claire Chassagne, is a compelling story set in a boarding school in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India. It follows the journey of Mira, a 16-year-old girl whose rebellious awakening is intertwined with her mother's...