Indian Film Festival
April 2013
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is on again in this, the centenary year of Indian cinema.
The Festival takes places from May 3 – 15 and this year presents its biggest ever program of films across five Melbourne screens including new screen partner, ACMI at Fed Square. Other selections will be shown at Hoyts Melbourne Central and Chadstone.
The Festival opens on May 3 with a screening of the silent film Raja Harishchandra 100 years to the day since its first screening marked the birth of Indian cinema. The centenary celebrations continue with ‘100 Years of Indian Film’, a program of 15 classic films to be shown at ACMI. Highlights include Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, Sholay, which spawned the “curry western” genre, Achut Kanya, made in 1936 and based on India’s caste system, the comedy drama 3 Idiots and Palme D’Or nominee, Garam Hawa.
‘Hurrah Bollywood!’ features the best mainstream Hindi cinema from the last 12 months, including Barfi starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Talaash and Kabir Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger; while ‘Beyond Bollywood’ features arthouse and cinema in regional Indian languages.
This year IFFM pays a special tribute to legendary filmmaker and festival patron Mr Yash Chopra in recognition of the unique contribution he has made to Indian and world cinema.
Finally, audiences can take a break from the cinema and join in the Bollywood Dance Competition at Federation Square on May 4, judged by legendary choreographer and filmmaker, Farah Khan and chief guest, the Indian god of dance, Prabhudeva.
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