MELBOURNE: The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) awards night culminated in a spectacular awards ceremony, celebrating its 15th edition with the best of Indian cinema in grand style. The festival, which runs from August 15 to 25, celebrated the 'creme de la creme' of Indian cinema with a dazzling array of awards. In a highly anticipated announcement, Kartik Aaryan took home the Best Actor award for his performance in .
Meanwhile, filmmaker Kabir Khan shared Best Director for the same along with Nithilan Swaminathan for the Vijay Sethupathi starrer Maharaj. The Best Actress accolade went to Parvathy Thiruvothu for In an interview with ANI, Parvathy revealed her plans to celebrate with family, saying, "I'm going to go home to my mom and dad and give them this award." She also reflected on the privilege and luck involved in her journey, adding, "This one has been a rebirth for me because it required me to sort of unlearn every notion of what craft meant to me.
" In addition to these major awards, two films received special recognition for their outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. While Vidhu Vinod Chopra's was acknowledged for its inspiring narrative, Kiran Rao's was awarded for its innovative approach and storytelling. Well-noted filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, bagged the Breakout Film of the Year award.
Talking to ANI, he stressed that true greatness belongs to the artist whose story was being told. Other honourable mentions include , a crime thriller police procedural that won Best Series, and Vikrant Massey who received the Best Performer of the Year (Critics Choice) for his role in Best Performance (Male): Kartik Aaryan for Best Performance (Female): Parvathy Thiruvothu for Best Film: Best Director: Kabir Khan for and Nithilan Swaminathan for Best Performer Critics Choice: for 12th Fail Ambassador for Indian Art and Culture: Best Film Critics Choice: Best Series: Equality in Cinema: Best Film from the Subcontinent: People's Choice: Excellence in Cinema: AR Rahman Breakout Film Of The Year: Disruptor of the Year: Adarsh Gourav Diversity Champion: Rasika Dugal Best Performance Female Series: Nimisha Sajayan for Best Performance Male Series: Arjun Mathur for Best Director Critics Choice: Dominic Sangma for Short Film Competition: Robbie Fatt for.
