Big Girls Don't Cry trailer review - Promising series about boarding school dynamics, also starring Pooja Bhatt

Pooja Bhatt and the ensemble cast lead Big Girls Don't Cry delivering an empowering tale of teenage rebellion and friendship.

A still from Big Girls Don't Cry trailer

Today, the creators released the trailer for The Big Girls Don't Cry an upcoming original Hindi series on Prime Video. With Avantika Vandanapu (Ludo) Aneet Padda (Roohi), Dalai (Pluggy), Vidushi (Kavya), Lhakyila (JC), Afrah Sayed (Noor), and Akshita Sood (Dia) at the helm, the lively young-adult series also features Mukul Chadda, Pooja Bhatt, Raima Sen, and Zoya Hussain in supporting roles. Nitya Mehra, Sudhanshu Saria, Karan Kapadia, and Kopal Naithani co-create and co-direct the series, each bringing a unique perspective based on their own boarding school experiences. March 14 will be the exclusive Prime Video premiere of Big Girls Don't Cry.

Inside look at Vandana Valley Boarding School

The trailer provides an inside look at boarding school life at the famous Vandana Valley, where seven girls are preparing for their senior year of school with the goal of becoming campus rulers. Kavya Yadav, a newcomer to campus, enters with the goals of making friends and succeeding in life. Ludo aims to become the sports captain, while Noor focuses on becoming the school captain. Pluggy is hatching her own ambitious ideas, while defiant poet Dia is ready to leap the school wall just before the bell rings, all while Roohi and JC work tirelessly to make their beauty business a success.

Check out the trailer below:

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Inspiration behind the series

Talking about the series, Nitya Mehra revealed that Big Girls Don't Cry is a tribute to her happiest years. It's a tribute to the young women who inspire her every day, her sisterhood, and her closest friends.

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The concept for Big Girls Don't Cry came from Nitya when Sudhanshu Saria was in Kolkata, seeing his niece deal with the unique and bipolar lunacy of a teenager. He served as the film's executive producer, writer, and co-director. By working on this series and penning these stories, he was able to reassure his niece that she was not going through it alone. Indeed, coming of age is no picnic, and here's hoping the series becomes a big embrace for all the teens out there who are still finding their way.

Karan Kapadia remarked that the series is an ode to the best days of their lives when they grew up. From the best years of one's life to the friends they will always consider family, through the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, the highs and lows, the profound impacts on their spirit, and, finally, the day they will finally know who they are!

Big Girls Don't Cry was a deeply personal and emotional experience for co-director Kopal Naithani. Her own experience as a girl going to an all-girls boarding school brings back wonderful memories of her formative years spent with her female classmates as they weathered the transition to womanhood together. The show is about a group of young girls' coming-of-age, and it celebrates sisterhood, innocence, friendship, and the pain of losing one's innocence.

Executive producer Ashi Dua added that this story delves into the formative years of the girls as they navigate an environment that encourages them to reach their full potential without imposing any predetermined expectations. As they journey through teenagehood, they're supporting each other, fighting together, and free-falling through the vibrant youth.

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