Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024 : Vikrant Massey-starrer 12th Fail won Best Film, while Kartik Aaryan was announced as the winner of the Best Actor award at IFFM 2024 for his film Chandu Champion . Director Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies was honoured with the Best Film Critics' Choice Award. Also read: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese takes selfie with Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji; see pic Dunki, AR Rahman and Ram Charan win awards Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki won the Equality in Cinema award.
Telugu actor Ram Charan was named Ambassador for Indian Art and Culture, while music composer AR Rahman won an award for Excellence in Cinema. IFFM 2024 kicked off on August 15 with several Indian films, web shows, actors, and directors gracing the event. IFFM 2024 was inaugurated with an official press conference attended by Kartik Aaryan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Shoojit Sircar, and others.
The festival will celebrate Indian films from August 15 to August 25. Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024 winners were announced on their official X handle on Friday. Check out who won what: Best Performance (Male): Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion Best Performance (Female): Parvathy Thiruvothu for Ullozhukku Best Film: 12th Fail Best Director: Kabir Khan for Chandu Champion and Nithilan Swaminathan for Maharaja Best Performer Critics Choice: Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail Ambassador for Indian Art and Culture: Ram Charan Best Film Critics Choice: Laapataa Ladies Best Series: Koh.