The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has
officially begun, and the first event of the festival is the opening press
conference that took place this morning at Melbourne’s central business
district. IFFM, the award winning largest film festival in the southern
hemisphere kicked off the festivities by bringing all the actors and the
Minister of arts and culture, Martin Foley to announce the start of the
festival.
Mitu Bhowmick Lange, director of the festival
introduced all the actors present at the press conference. They were Rani
Mukerji, Freida Pinto, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Rajkumar Hirani, Vicky Kaushal,
Abhijaat Joshi, Mrunal Thakur and comedian Saadiya Ali.
Rani Mukerji spoke about being the guest of honour
and what coming to the festival means to her, “I’m really happy to be here
representing my country, my film and my fraternity. A big Thank you to the
Victorian government for supporting the Indian film fraternity The Indian film
fraternity is so diverse, So many languages and cultures so it’s great to see
films from various cultures under one roof. I thank Mitu inviting me. And this trip is special because I’m coming here
with my daughter. It’s the first time she’s seeing Melbourne”
Freida Pinto who has done magnificent work
internationally not just in Film and music but also with her humanitarian
efforts added on about the premiere of her next Love Sonia and said, “Love
Sonia gives you a glimpse into the world of oval sex trafficking But it still
doesn’t show the entire world of it. Also we didn’t want to make a gratuitous
film. At the end of the day we want people to to understand the sense of what
really happens in this part of the world and how much of it is kept away from
us. So as an artist when you get an Opportunity to be part of such a film That
can raise a global conversation, it’s fun to adapt to the character but it’s
also but More than that you’re raising a very important topic which will leave the
audiences with something to ponder on”.
Speaking about his attendance and his film Sanju
being a part of the festival, director Rajkumar Hirani said, “Mitu is an
inspiration for many. She’s always been kind to have me here and I’m looking to
IFFM. Australia is a great country and with Melbourne being such an amazing
city, I’m looking forward to meeting people here”.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will go on
from the 10th of August to the 22nd
August in Melbourne, Australia. The festival will screen over 60
films from all across India and the subcontinent in over 22
languages. Film lovers will get to interact with their favourite actors,
directors and writers at the festival in event like Panel Discussions and
Q&As post the screening.
The festival has become an integral part of
Melbourne’s cultural calendar promoting Indian cinema and allowing Australians
to take in all that the film industry has to offer.
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