In the 13th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), films such as 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', 'Badhaai Do', 'Jai Bhim', '83' and 'Minnal Murali' and many others have been nominated in the Best Film category. This year's big nominees include the starring leads and filmmakers/producers of films like 'Jai Bhim', 'The Rapist', 'Gangubai Kathiwadi', '83', 'Badhaai Do', 'Sardar Udham', among others.
Indie films nominations have acclaimed films including 'Pedro', 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta', 'Fair Folk' amongst others, while 'Urf', 'Ayena', 'Ladies Only' are some of the Best Docu nominees.
Actors Gopal
Hegde for 'Pedro', Rajkummar Rao for 'Badhaai Do', Ranveer Singh '83', Suriya, Tovino Thomas, Vicky Kaushal and Abhishek have been named in the Best Actor category. While in the Best Actor (Female) section, names like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Bhumi Pedenkar, Kokona Sen Sharma, Lijomol Jose, Shefali Shah, Sreelekha Mitra and Vidya Balan are nominated.
The festival, which is presented by the Victorian Government, is an annual festival that takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and showcases the best of films from India and the subcontinent. This year the festival starts August 12-20. The Awards night is all set to take place on August 14.