Vidya Balan recently launched the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, which is to take place from June 11th t0 June 22nd at Hoyts Melbourne Central and Chadstone. Present at the event will be a number of Bollywood celebrities, including Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Kunal Kohli, for their upcoming film Teri Meri Kahaani.
Festival director Mitu Bhowmick Lange, “This is a double celebration; of the world’s biggest film industry, in all its crazy diversity, and multicultural Melbourne with its shared taste for spicy food, cricket and movies.”
Some films that will be screened at the event include Kahaani, Saving Face, Chatrak, Michael and Delhi Belly.
Several personalities in the industry will also be conducting presentations, including Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi (Thinking through Laughter), Rituparno Ghosh (Realism in Indian cinema), Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Talking through
Fabric) and Jugal Hansraj (Animation: The hotspot for co–production).
For bookings and information, visit www.iffm.com.au