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Karan Johar, Kartik Aaryan, Mrunal Thakur, and Vijay Varma inaugurate the 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Karan Johar said at the event, 'This is my third time at IFFM. And I’m so grateful to the warmth and grace of the festival and everyone involved with it.'

FP Staff August 11, 2023 10:39:13 IST
The much-anticipated 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) commenced today with a dazzling inauguration press conference, marked by the presence of eminent Bollywood personalities and luminaries. Gracing the inauguration event were the illustrious Karan Johar, heartthrob Kartik Aaryan, the charismatic Mrunal Thakur, and the dynamic Vijay Varma.
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The much-anticipated 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) commenced today with a dazzling inauguration press conference, marked by the presence of eminent Bollywood personalities and luminaries. Gracing the inauguration event were the illustrious Karan Johar, heartthrob Kartik Aaryan, the charismatic Mrunal Thakur, and the dynamic Vijay Varma.
Karan Johar said at the event, “This is my third time at IFFM. And I’m so grateful to the warmth and grace of the festival and everyone involved with it. I’m here joined by many fellow of the Indian film fraternity and I’m honoured to be amongst such impeccable talent. We have such iconic filmmakers and actors like the team of Sita Raman, a movie I have loved, Vijay Varma who can practically do any role given to him. Or Kartik, who has given us films that resonate with the entire country and has given films that brought people back to the theatres.”
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Karan Johar said at the event, “This is my third time at IFFM. And I’m so grateful to the warmth and grace of the festival and everyone involved with it. I’m here joined by many fellow of the Indian film fraternity and I’m honoured to be amongst such impeccable talent. We have such iconic filmmakers and actors like the team of Sita Raman, a movie I have loved, Vijay Varma who can practically do any role given to him. Or Kartik, who has given us films that resonate with the entire country and has given films that brought people back to the theatres.”
Kartik said, “I’m so overwhelmed to be in Australia and I’m thankful to Mitu and to IFFM for inviting me here. The love from the Indian community has been both surprising and overwhelming. Never thought there would be so much love and fanfare for Indian cinema in Australia.”
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Kartik said, “I’m so overwhelmed to be in Australia and I’m thankful to Mitu and to IFFM for inviting me here. The love from the Indian community has been both surprising and overwhelming. Never thought there would be so much love and fanfare for Indian cinema in Australia.”
Mrunal added, “When I came to IFFM with Love Sonia, I didn’t have any plans or idea where my career would go. But I met Nikkhil Advani sir here in Melbourne who then offered me Batla House and even my producers of Sita Raman, I met in Melbourne. So this festival holds a very special place in my heart. I always love coming back here.”
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Mrunal added, “When I came to IFFM with Love Sonia, I didn’t have any plans or idea where my career would go. But I met Nikkhil Advani sir here in Melbourne who then offered me Batla House and even my producers of Sita Raman, I met in Melbourne. So this festival holds a very special place in my heart. I always love coming back here.”