The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is currently underway in Australia. It is being attended by several Indian filmmakers and actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Tabu, Arjun Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie Shankar, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Sriram Raghavan, and Rima Das. The 7-day festival wiill conclude on 15 August. It’ll screen over 60 films from all across India and the subcontinent in over 22 languages.
Here’s the list of all the Indian films that bagged a prize at the festival:
- IFFM Best Short Film: My Name is Mohamed And Raghad, We Don’t Exist Here Anymore by Ali Mousawi.
Be My Brother by Genevieve Clay - Telstra People’s Choice Award: Simmba
- IFFM Best Director: Sriram Raghavan for Andhadhun
- IFFM Best Actor: Vijay Sethupathi for Super Deluxe
- IFFM Best Actress: Tabu for Andhadhun
- IFFM Best Indie film: Bulbul Can Singh
- IFFM Best Film: Gully Boy
- PWC Equality in Cinema award an honorary award: Chuskit and Super Delux
Additionally, the IFFM Diversity Award was given to filmmaker Onir. And Shah Rukh Khan was awarded the IFFM Excellence in Cinema award.
SRK also took to social media to share his look from the festival. As he makes his way to La Trobe University to receive his honorary doctorate, he wrote:
“On the way to @latrobeuniUniversity.. Thank you for the kind gesture of offering a scholarship to a girl student from India for higher education and supporting the work at @meerfoundationofficial”
The festival is currently in its 10th year and is also celebrating 20 years of Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Here are some photos from the celebratory evening:
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