Rani Mukerji, Vicky Kaushal, Rajkumar Hirani Kickstart The Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne, Pics!
The much-awaited Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has officially begun with a press conference which was attended by Rani Mukerji, Vicky Kaushal, Rajkumar Hirani and others.
News
oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
The
much-awaited
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
has
officially
begun,
and
the
first
event
of
the
festival
which
was
the
opening
press
conference
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
which
included
names
like
Rani
Mukerji,
Freida
Pinto,
Richa
Chadha,
Ali
Fazal,
Rajkumar
Hirani,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Abhijaat
Joshi,
Mrunal
Thakur
and
comedian
Saadiya
Ali.
Rani
Mukerji's
Hichki
and
Rajkumar
Hirani's
Sanju
are
being
premiered
at
the
coveted
film
festival.
Rani
Mukerji
Says
A
Big
Thank
You
Rani
Mukerji
spoke
about
being
the
guest
of
honour
and
what
coming
to
the
festival
means
to
her.
The
actress
said,
"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
Talks
About
Love
Sonia
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".
Rajkumar
Hirani
On
Sanju
Being
A
Part
Of
The
Festival
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".
Mark
The
Date
In
Your
Calendar
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.