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Article History

Received: 17 September 2023

Accepted: 27 March 2025

First Online: 10 April 2025

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: The present study was conducted at Anna University. When our study was conducted, there was no established ethical committee at our university. The increasing need for formalized ethical oversight was acknowledged, leading to the establishment of an ethical committee in May 2024 in our university after our study’s completion. Despite the absence of a formal ethical committee during the period of our research, we ensured ethical considerations were duly addressed. Participants of our study were informed about the nature and purpose of the study through a disclaimer in our questionnaires and interviews. We did not collect any personal details from the students. No such actions or assessments were performed that would violate ethical principles. Evidence of the establishment of the ethical committee has been made available to the journal.

: The present study was conducted in April 2023. The consent from participants was obtained orally while filling the Google form, and they took part in the study voluntarily. The participants consented to share their experiences they obtained from the group projects, i.e., shooting a short film. No personal data or sensitive information related to participants was collected. The researchers guaranteed that participants’ details would be maintained anonymously.