The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is an annual festival based in

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founded in 2010. It was previously funded by

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. It is presented by

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, and the provider is chosen through a tender process. The current tender provider is Mind Blowing Films, run by

Mitu Bhowmick Lange Mitu Bhowmick Lange is an Indian-Australian filmmaker, film producer and founder-director of Mind Blowing Films, a film distribution company that focusses on distribution of local content to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. She is the founder ...

who is the Festival Director of IFFM. The festival has currently been provided with State Government funding until 2018. The goal of the film festival is to showcase Indian cinema to the Australian audience. The festival has streamed Bollywood films, Indie movies, documentaries, regional cinema from India etc. It also organizes short film competitions, dance competitions and a flag hoisting ceremony since it is during the time of Indian Independence day celebrations in Melbourne.

History

It was founded in 2010. The

State Government of Victoria The Victoria State Government, also referred to as the Victorian Government, is the executive government of the Australian state of Victoria. As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Vic ...

started funding the festival since 2012. It was result of the

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’s policy "to strengthen Victoria's ties with the Indian film industries". The policy was first released in October 2006, was funded in November 2010, and implemented in March 2012 through a tender process. Mind Blowing Films, owned by Mitu Bhowmick Lange, won the tender in March 2012 for three years until 2014, and was given one year extensions by the Liberal National Coalition Government for 2015 and 2016. In May 2012,

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reported that the company behind the Festival was recycling films already released, and so appeared to be using government money to rebadge a festival it had already been running as a commercial enterprise. In August 2017,

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n film actress/producer

Khushbu Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian politician, actress, film producer and television personality. She is known for her work predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil language films and in a few Telugu cinema, Telugu ...

accused the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne of discriminating against non-

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films and film stars. Mitu Bhowmick Lange responded with "I am very surprised to be honest because we have 60 films in 20 languages. The film festival has always always been about diversity," stating that some of the South Indian actors invited had not been able to attend due to busy schedules. Mind Blowing Films was again awarded the contract for 2017 and 2018 by the new State Government in November 2016. The film festival also facilitated a film project ‘My Melbourne’ where India's notable film makers worked with Victorian filmmakers to create short films on race, disability, sexuality, and gender.

Telstra People's Choice Award

This award is given at the Festival for Outstanding Achievement of an Indian film in terms of

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revenue and critical appreciation for an

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released in that year. The award was instituted in 2014.

Recipients

2010

The first edition of the festival was held in 2010 and featured the work of actress

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such as ''

Bunty Aur Babli ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (transl. ''Bunty and Babli'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Shaad Ali, written by Jaideep Sahni from a story by Aditya Chopra, and produced by Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film s ...

'', ''

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'', '' Hum Tum'', ''

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (transl. ''Never Say Goodbye''), also abbreviated as ''KANK'', is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed by Karan Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shibani Bathija. It was produced b ...

'', '' Paheli'', and '' Saathiya''. The festival showcased several other Hindi films such as ''

3 Idiots ''3 Idiots'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Shar ...

'', ''

Dev.D ''Dev.D'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is a modern-day adaptation of the novel, ''Devdas.'' The film stars Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin in lead roles. Released on 6 F ...

'', '' Dil Bole Hadippa'', '' Dostana'', '' Ghajini'', ''

Kaminey ''Kaminey'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Motion Pictures, featuring Shahid Kapoor in a dual role, alongside Priyanka Chopra and Amole Gupte in ...

'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', '' Luck by Chance'', ''

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'', '' Paa'', ''

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (), also known by its initialism as ''RNBDJ'', is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra. It was produced by his father Yash Chopra under their production banner of Yash R ...

'', and ''

Wake Up Sid ''Wake Up Sid'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age Comedy drama, comedy-drama film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji in his directorial debut, and produced by Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. T ...

''.

2011

The 2011 edition of the festival featured over 30 films, including 15 Australian premieres. Notable attendees included actors

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fil ...

Malaika Arora Malaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, Video Jockey ( VJ ) and television personality who appears in Hindi-language films. She made her debut as a film producer in 2008 with her former husband Arbaaz Khan, f ...

Ali Zafar Ali Zafar (; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, model, producer, screenwriter and painter. He started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician, later also established a career in Bollywood and h ...

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla Mehta ( Chawla; born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen ...

, and directors Kabir Khan,

Raj Kumar Gupta Raj Kumar Gupta is an Indian film writer and director, known for his work in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He made his directorial debut with the acclaimed ''Aamir (film), Aamir'' (2008) and has since directed the critically and commercially success ...

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Onir Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and television director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film '' My Brother…Nikhil'', based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, was one of the first mainstream Hi ...

, and

Arbaaz Khan Arbaaz Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 4 August 1967) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Bollywood, Hindi cinema, in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Urdu and Malayalam, Malayalam cinema. Since his debut in 1996, he ha ...

. In 2011, the festival set a new

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for the 'Largest Bollywood Dance' with 1500 participants.

2012

In 2012, the IFFM curated and showed 40 films modern Indian cinema, Bengali films and popular Indian films.

2013

IFFM in 2013 consisted of Bollywood dance competition. The festival went on for 20 days on 5 screens in Melbourne and opened with India's first silent film ‘Raja Harish Chandra’ accompanied by a live band playing the background score along with the colored ‘Mughal-E-Azam’. Some of the more contemporary films included Bombay Talkies, Sholay and Talaash. Some of the guests included Pamela Chopra, Vidya Balan Prabhudeva, Farah Khan, Simi Garewal, Kabir Khan, Onir; and Avtar Panesar.

2014

IFFM International Screen Icon Award : Amitabh Bachchan (attended in person) Best Film : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Best Indie Film : The Lunchbox Telstra's People's Choice Award : Dhoom 3 Best Actress : Kangna Ranaut for Queen Best Actor : Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Irfan Khan for The Lunchbox Special Jury Commendation : Anand Gandhi for The Ship of Theseus Wester Union Best Director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

2015

In 2015, IFFM was a two weeks festival and had a theme of equality. The festival also incorporated interactive master classes, Awards Night, short film competition and Bollywood dance competition. Indian Independence day celebrations were included in IFFM from this year onwards. The festival was launched by Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley with Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. The winners were awarded at National Gallery of Victoria. Other guests included Rajkumar Hirani, Simi Garewal, Imran Khan, Shonali Bose, Nagesh Kukunoor and Elahé Hiptoola. IIFM Award for Cinematic Excellence : Anil Kapoor, Best Film: Piku Best Director: Shoojit Sircar for Piku Best Indie Film: Kaaka Muttai ( Crows Eggs) Telstra's People Choice Award: PK Western Union Short Film Award: Rape- It's Your Fault (India) and Road to Grand Final (Aus) Best Actor : Irrfan Khan for Piku and Shahid Kapoor for Haider Best Actress: Bhumi Padnekar for Dum Lagake Haisha

2016

The IFFM in 2016 opened with film parched and closed with Angry Indian Goddesses. The festival also included panel discussions about women in cinema and had guests Sue Maslin, Leena Yadav and Richa Chadha, who gave a master class on Bollywood and body positivity Westpac Excellence In Cinema Award: Rishi Kapoor Telstra Best Film: Kapoor & Sons Westpac Best Indie Film Award: Parched Westpac Best Director Award: Leena Yadav Best Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqi for Raman Ragav 2.0 Best Actress: Sonam Kapoor for Neerja Western Union Short Film Festival Best Film Award: Josh Walker for Out on a Lim.

2017

The Westpac IFFM Excellence in Global Cinema Award: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Best Indie Film: Lipstick Under My Burkha Best Director: Nitesh Tiwari for Dangal Equality in Cinema Award: Director/Actor Rahul Bose for Poorna Best Actress : Konkona Sen Sharma for Lipstick Under my Burkha Best Actor : Sushant Singh Rajput for

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Best Actor (Special Mention) : Raj Kumar Rao for Trapped, Best Film : Pin People's Choice Award : Dangal & Bahubali 2, Leadership in cinema:

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2019

IFFM 2019 was organized at Palais Theatre. Guests included Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Tabu, Sriram Raghavan, Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor. IFFM in 2019 was hosted by Karan Tacker. 2019 Award: Best Short Film - Be my Brother, My name is Mohamad and Ragdad, We don't exist here anymore Best Actor - Vijay Sethupathi for Super Deluxe Best Actress - Tabu for Andhadhun Best Director - Sriram Raghavan for Andhadhun Best Film - Gully Boy Best Indie Film - Bulbul Can Sing IFFM Diversity Award: Onir Telstra People's Choice Award: Simmba PWC Equality in Cinema award an honorary award: Chuksit and Super Deluxe IFFM Excellence in Cinema: Shah Rukh Khan

2020

The festival in 2020 was delayed from its usual time in August to October because the pandemic. It included approximately 50 films in 17 languages.

2021

The 2021 IFFM had 127 films in 27 languages including films by 34 film directors. Best Feature Film:

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Best Performance Male (Feature): Suriya Sivakumar (Soorarai Pottru) Best Performance Female (Feature):

( Sherni) & Honourable mention to

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(

The Great Indian Kitchen ''The Great Indian Kitchen'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeo Baby. The film tells the story of a newly-wed woman (Nimisha Sajayan) who struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband (Suraj ...

) Best Director:

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) & Honorary Mention Prithvi Konanur (Pinki Elli?) Best Series:

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Season 2 Best Actress in a Series:

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2) Best Actor in a Series:

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(The Family Man 2) Equality in Cinema (Short Film): Sheer Qorma Equality in Cinema Award (Feature Film): The Great Indian Kitchen Best Indie Film: Fire in the Mountains Diversity in Cinema Award:

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Disruptor Award:

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (born 8 April 1977) is an Indian poet, lawyer, and film director, filmmaker. Personal life Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was born in Perumkadavila village, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala on 8 April 1977. He graduated in Z ...

Best Documentary Film:

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2022

The 2022 IFFM was held from 12 August to 30 August. * Best Feature Film: '' 83'' by Kabir Khan * Best Performance Male (Feature):

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for '' 83'' * Best Performance Female (Feature):

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for ''

Jalsa ''Jalsa'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton and Kamalinee Muk ...

'' * Best Director: Jointly won by

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for ''

Sardar Udham ''Sardar Udham'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi language biographical historical drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar, and produced by Rising Sun Films in collaboration with Kino Works. The screenplay is written by Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh S ...

'' and

Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (; ) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards East ...

for '' The Rapist'' * Best Series: ''

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'' by Nikkhil Advani * Best Actress in a Series:

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for ''

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'' * Best Actor in a Series:

Mohit Raina Mohit Raina (born 14 August 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He started his acting career with a science fiction show ''Antariksh'' (2004) and later went on to play a role in '' Don Muthu Swami'' (2008). He ...

for ''

'' * Equality in Cinema Award (Feature Film): The team of Jalsa directed by Suresh Triveni * Best Indie Film: ''Jaggi'' by Anmol Sidhu (Punjabi) * Best Film from the Subcontinent: '' Joyland'' * Disruptor Award:

Vaani Kapoor Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After completing a bachelor's degree in tourism studies, she made her acting debut with Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy film ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013), for ...

for ''

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui ''Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Abhishek Kapoor. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor, and was released theatrically on 10 December 2021. At the 67th Filmfare Awards, ''C ...

'' * Best Documentary Film: '' A Night of Knowing Nothing'' by Payal Kapadia * Lifetime Achievement Award -

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* Leadership in Cinema Award -

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (; born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan appeared in ...

* Special screening of Ayena at Hoyts Melbourne Central followed by a Q & A session with Actor Ritu Saini, Faraha Khan and Director Nilanjan Bhattacharya on 15th Aug. * Special screening of No Land's Man at Hoyts Melbourne Central followed by a Q & A session with Actor Megan Mitchell on 16th Aug * Special screening of Jaggi at Hoyts Highpoint followed by a Q & A session with Director Anmol Sidhu, Actor Ramnish Chaudhary, Producer Dhruv Bakshi and co-producer & DOP Pradeep Kumar Mannan on 17th Aug * Special screening of ''

'' at Hoyts Highpoint followed by a Q & A session with

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& World Premiere of ''Maali'' (Gardener) at Hoyts Melbourne Central followed by a Q & A session with the producer Pragya Kapoor, Sonali Rana and Director Shiv C. Shetty on 18th Aug * Special screening of Joyland at Hoyts Melbourne Central followed by a Q & A session with director Sain Sadiq, Producer Apoorva Guru Charan, Actor Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan and Ali Junejo on 19th and World Premiere of Paraasakthi at Hoyts District Docklands followed by a Q&A session with Producer Apoorva Bakshi on 19th aug * 20 August, IFFM Closing Night Film at Hoyts District Docklands, Melbourne: The Rapist followed by Q&A session with the director Aparna Sen on Zoom

2023

The 2023 IFFM award ceremony was held on 11 August. * Best Documentary - '' To Kill a Tiger'' * Best Indie Film - ''

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'' * Best Performance in Film (Male) - Mohit Agarwal for ''

'' * Best Performance in a film (Female) -

for ''

Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway ''Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway'' is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film written and directed by Ashima Chibber starring Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta, and Jim Sarbh. The film is inspired by the real-life story of Anurup B ...

'' * Best Director - Prithvi Konanur - ''Hadinelentu'' (''Seventeeners'') * Best Film - ''

Sita Ramam ''Sita Ramam'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama film directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by C. Aswani Dutt, under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, it starred Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur in the titular ro ...

'' * Best Performance (Male) in a Series -

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for ''

Dahaad ''Dahaad'' () is a Hindi-language police procedural crime thriller television series created by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, directed by Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, and starring Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah, Vijay Varma and Sohum Shah. It is ...

'' * Best Performance (Female) in a series-

Rajshri Deshpande Rajshri Deshpande is an Indian actress. She gained international recognition for her performance in Pan Nalin's drama film '' Angry Indian Goddesses''. She then portrayed the title character in Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's ''Sexy Durga'' and recei ...

for ''

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'' * Best Series - ''

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'' * 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 Award - '' Darlings'' ** People's Choice Award - ''Pathaan'' ** Award to

for his 25 years as a filmmaker ** Rising Global Superstar of Indian Cinema -

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** Diversity in Cinema Award -

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** Disruptor Award -

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** Rainbow Stories Award -

for ''Pine Cone''

2024

The 2024 IFFM award ceremony was held on 16 August. * Best Film - ''

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'' * Best Director - Kabir Khan for '' Chandu Champion'' and Nithilan Saminathan for ''

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'' * Best Actor -

for '' Chandu Champion'' * Best Actress -

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for ''

Ullozhukku ''Ullozhukku'' () is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Christo Tomy. The film stars Urvashi and Parvathy Thiruvothu, with Arjun Radhakrishnan, Alencier Ley Lopez, Prashanth Murali, and Jaya Kurup appearing in ...

'' * Best Film (Critics' Choice) - ''

Laapataa Ladies ''Laapataa Ladies'', released internationally as ''Lost Ladies'', is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Kiran Rao, and produced by Rao, Aamir Khan, and Jyoti Deshpande. It stars Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh S ...

'' * Best Director (Critics' Choice) - Dominic Sangma for ''Rimdogittanga'' (Rapture) * Best Performance of the Year (Critics' Choice) -

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for ''

'' * Breakout Film of the Year - ''

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'' * Best Series - ''

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'' * Best Actor in a Series -

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for '' Made in Heaven Season 2'' * Best Actress in a Series -

for ''

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'' * Best Documentary - ''Trolley Times'' * Best Short Film - ''The Vegemite Sandwich'' * Best Short Film (Special Mention) - Sandeep Raj for ''Echo'' * Best Film from the Subcontinent - ''The Red Suitcase'' from Nepal * Honorary Awards ** People's Choice Award - ''

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani ''Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'' (transl. ''Rocky and Rani's Love Story'') is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan, and Sumit Roy. Produced by Dharma Produ ...

'' ** Equality in Cinema Award - ''

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'' ** Excellence in Cinema -

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** Ambassador of Indian Art & Culture -

Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and is also known for his dancing. He has featured in '' ...

** Diversity Champion -

Rasika Dugal Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress known for her roles in several Indian movies and television productions. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007) and went on to star in many criticall ...

** Disruptor in Cinema -

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