Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne Turns 10; To Celebrate 'Courage' In Cinema, Says Organiser
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is returning for its 10th chapter from August 8 to 17 and will celebrate "courage" as its central theme while offering a bouquet of stories dealing with tough issues.
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
is
returning
for
its
10th
chapter
from
August
8
to
17
and
will
celebrate
"courage" as
its
central
theme
while
offering
a
bouquet
of
stories
dealing
with
tough
issues,
says
festival
director
Mitu
Bhowmick
Lange.
The
festival,
which
was
conceptualised
in
2010,
has
seen
cinema
stalwarts
such
as
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Vidya
Balan,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Rajkumar
Hirani,
Kabir
Khan,
Nikkhil
Advani,
Rani
Mukerji,
Freida
Pinto,
Richa
Chadha,
Konkona
Sensharma
and
Ali
Fazal
as
attendees.
"We
are
looking
forward
to
another
year
of
celebrating
Indian
cinema
here
in
Melbourne.
The
festival
has
grown
from
strength
to
strength.
This
has
been
a
tremendous
journey
for
us
so
far
as
an
institution.
I'm
glad
that
we
are
moving
into
our
decade
long
promise
and
promotion
of
Indian
cinema
down
under.
"Courage
has
been
chosen
as
our
theme
to
celebrate
films
of
diversity
and
strong
storytelling.
Our
message
and
intent
has
always
been
to
promote
cinema
beyond
any
boundaries," Lange
said
in
a
statement.
She
said
the
festival
has
found
support
not
only
from
the
Indian
film
industry
but
also
from
Film
Victoria
and
the
Victorian
government.
"We
have
always
been
and
continue
being
committed
to
unification
of
stories
that
induce
inclusiveness
and
showcase
diversity.
This
year
as
we
commence
our
10th
annual
festival,
we
are
gearing
to
celebrate
our
core
theme
of
courage
and
we
are
elated
to
be
welcoming
another
annual
period
of
celebrating
Indian
cinema,"
she
added.