Celebrating Melbourne’s love for Indian cinema

The Victorian State Government of Australia and the IFFM organized an event in Mumbai to celebrate Indian cinema. Popular actors and filmmakers like Malaika Arora and Shabana Azmi attended the soirée. The Governor of Victoria, Margaret Gardner, spoke about the changing dynamics between the Indian and Australian communities. She highlighted the significant increase in the scale of the Indian diaspora in Australia. Gardner also felicitated Shabana Azmi with the Excellence in Cinema Award. Mitu Bhowmick Lange announced the fifteenth edition of IFFM, which will include fun events, new films, and the launch of Ifambari, a meeting point for creative voices from various communities.