Suriya's Jai Bhim, Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha and Anurag Kashyap's Dobaaraa part of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne line-up

Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev is the guest of honour at the festival, which will be attended by Tamannaah Bhatia, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and 83 filmmaker, Kabir Khan.

Stills from Jai Bhim, Laal Singh Chaddha and Dobaaraa

The 2022 edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will screen films including the upcoming Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, and the acclaimed Pakistani title, Joyland. According to the press release, the film gala will be held in the Victorian capital from August 12-20, both in person and virtually. The festival website states the IFFM will showcase movies across categories such as feature films, documentaries and short films along with a homage to master filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

Apart from Laal Singh Chaddha, gearing to be released in theatres on August 11, other films that are part of the Hurrah Bollywood segment are Ayushmann Khurrana-Vaani Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Ranveer Singh-fronted cricket drama 83 and three Prime Video original films, Jalsa, which featured Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah, Deepika Padukone-starrer Gehraiyaan and the Vicky Kaushal-headlined Sardar Udham.

The Beyond Bollywood section of the festival will present the acclaimed Suriya-starrer Jai Bhim, Dobaaraa, headlined by Taapsee Pannu, Aparna Sen’s The Rapist, Two Sisters and a Husband by director Shlok Sharma, Jhini Bini Chadariya (Ritesh Sharma) and Shankar’s Fairies, among others.

Films from the subcontinent at the festival include Pakistani movie Joyland, written and directed by debutant Saim Sadiq, which had won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival; Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s No Land’s Man, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, which was Bhutan’s entry for best international feature film at the 94th Academy Awards, among others.

Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev is the guest of honour at the festival, which will be attended by Tamannaah Bhatia, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and 83 filmmaker, Kabir Khan.

Short films to be screened at the IFFM include the Naseeruddin Shah-starrer The Daughter and director Vijayeta Kumar’s Kicking Balls. The documentary section will include titles like Ayena (Mirror), Ladies Only and W.O.M.B Women of My Billion.

As part of the Satyajit Ray Tribute, the festival will showcase the Apu trilogy: Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar.

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