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PHOTOS: The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne officially kicks off with Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and a slew of other Indian celebrities
Taapsee Pannu’s film Dobaaraa will debut on the first night of the 2022 Indian Film Festival in Melbourne.
Abhishek Bachchan, Shefali Shah and Taapsee Pannu at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022.
On Friday, Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Shefali Shah, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, and other celebrities arrived in Australia to kick off the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022. The annual festival returns to Melbourne after a two-year gap and will conclude on August 20. Singer Sona Mohapatra and directors Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan, Aparna Sen, Nikkhil Advani, and Shoojit Sircar were also spotted on the first day of the festival: check out the pictures to see how on-point these celebs' fashion sense was for the occasion:,
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Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek was as stylish as ever in a stunning formal suit. The actor wore a black shirt and a pair of spectacles to go with his dashing blue pant suit. According to the source, Abhishek further said, “I’m finally here in Melbourne and I’m absolutely loving it. I’m looking forward to watch Dobaaraa. My almost entire family has represented India here and I’m very proud of it.”,
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Tamannaah Bhatia and Taapsee Pannu
Tamanna also looked incredible in her lovely green saree, bunning her hair and accessorising with complementary jewellery. Tapsee, on the other hand, wore a highly distinctive dress for the occasion. She wore a multicoloured pant suit that was embellished beautifully all over. She finished off her ensemble with a pink crop top and jewellery of the same colour.
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Shoojit Sircar and Vaani Kapoor
At this Melbourne Indian Film Festival were present the director Shoojit Sircar and actress Vaani Kapoor.
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Indian celebrities at at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022
Actress Shefali Shah, singer Sona Mohapatra, TV actor Rithvik Dhanjani, and many more Indian celebrities attended the event.
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Filmmaker Kabir Khan
Kabir Khan also attended the occasion. In his career, the director has delivered some outstanding movies, such as New York, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, 83, and others.
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Panel of Indian celebrities at the event
Tamanna was asked to weigh in on the controversy between South and Hindi films at one of the sessions, and the actress responded,“I think this conversation is only unique to India, whenever I travel abroad I never hear people distinguish, they simply call it Indian cinema. And such is the case even here at IFFM. I think what the audiences want is to see pan India films and more of such content is being made and being admired by all”.
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Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022
The performers ascended the stage in front of a select audience to unveil this year's programme lineup, which includes Taapsee's Dobaaraa as the opening night movie. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and backed by Ekta Kapoor, the thriller will be released in India on August 19. Also starring Rahul Bhat and Pavail Gulati, it is the Hindi remake of the 2018 Spanish movie Mirage. Aside from the screening of approximately 120 films, other interesting events planned include Independence Day celebrations, a variety of roundtables, and other expertly selected events.