Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Kartik Aaryan, Mrunal Thakur amongst the list of winners at IFFM 2023

Since the last few days, all the roads have been leading to Melbourne, as this is the place where the prestigious Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) was held. We, at, OTTplay have been bringing you regular updates about the festival. The main objective of the festival was to honour the achievers from the Indian cinema as well as the OTT landscape for their outstanding contributions to in their respective fraternity.

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The said awards, which were held at the iconic Hamer Hall in Melbourne, was witness to the convergence of artists, filmmakers, and enthusiasts, thus creating an unforgettable night to celebrate cinematic brilliance. Besides paying tribute to the excellence achieved in the past year, this year’s awards also went onto showcase the dynamic and evolving landscape of Indian entertainment celebrating the diversity of the films and content from the subcontinent. This year’s awards ceremony saw many of the deserving being awarded for their outstanding work. 

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Here is the complete list of winners:

Jury Awards

Best Documentary

‘To Kill A Tiger’

Best Indie Film

‘Agra’

Best Performance in Film (Male)

Mohit Agarwal for ‘Agra’

Best Performance in a film (Female)
Rani Mukerji for ‘Mrs Ch atterjee Vs Norway’

Best Director
Prithvi Konanur – ‘Hadinelentu’ (Seventeeners)

Best Film
‘Sita Ramam’

Best Performance (Male) in a series
Vijay Varma for ‘Dahaad’

Best Performance (Female) in a series
Rajshri Deshpande for ‘Trial By Fire’

Best Series
‘Jubilee’

Best Short Film - People’s Choice
‘Connection Kya Hain’ by Nilesh Naik

Best Short Film - Australia
‘Home’ by Mark Russel Bernard

Honorary Awards
Equality in Cinema Awards
‘Darlings’

People’s Choice Award
‘Pathaan’

Award to Karan Johar
For his 25 years in Bollywood as a filmmaker

Rising Global Superstar of Indian Cinema
Kartik Aaryan

Diversity in Cinema Award
Mrunal Thakur

Disruptor Award
Bhumi Pednekar

Rainbow Stories Award
Onir for ‘Pine Cone’