Shoojit Sircar, Nitesh Tiwari, Shobu Yarlagadaa to deliver masterclasses at IFFM
Mumbai: Bollywood films and its superstars are famous not just in India but even in numerous countries abroad.
One such festival celebrating this popularity and the rich culture of our cinema is the The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
After seven successful editions, the festival, supported by the Victoria Government, is gearing up for the eighth one to be held in August this year.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be one of the star attractions at IFFM, hoisting the national flag at the event. Not just that, some of the most eminent Indian filmmakers like Shoojit Sircar, Nitesh Tiwari and Shobu Yarlagadda are also set to deliver various specially crafted masterclasses at the heart of the continent, Melbourne.
'Piku' director and 'Pink' writer Shoojit Sircar will be sharing his thoughts about the approach he uses to extract the best from his actors to get the desired results while pleasing the producers and directors and helping the actors' personal process at the same time. After adapting a real-life story with 'Dangal', Nitesh Tiwari will give tips on how to bring real to reel and 'Baahubali' producer Yarlagadaa will be talking about bringing Indian folklore on celluloid.
Nitesh Tiwari said, "It's quite an honour for me to get to share my views and experiences at such a prestigious event. I am keenly looking forward to it and I hope it will be an enriching experience, not just for the audience but for me as well."
Shoojit Sircar said, "Over the years the Melbourne film festival has really grown, the interestingly part is that the jury is completely Australian which is good for our Indian films as these will be all foreign jury judging our Indian films. I'm happy that Mitu has been the whole and soul driving force for this and she is a good friend of mine. I think it is a good place to be at and a great platform to talk about my films and kind of films I do. I'm glad to be a part of this festival."
People from not just Australia, but even from New Zealand and Fiji are expected to attend these valuable masterclasses.
