Vidya Balan’s 'Natkhat', Marathi film 'Habbadi' to begin Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Bollywood actor Vidya Balan’s co-produced flick Natkhat and Marathi movie Habbadi will begin Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020. Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, festival will go virtual between October 23 to 30. Vidya Balan flick, which marks actor's production debut, tells story of a mor teaching her son about equality. Here are furr details about IFFM that you must check out right away.

Vidya Balan’s Natkhat and Marathi film Habbadi to open Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020

Vidya Balan’s Natkhat and Marathi film Habbadi will start Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020. Natkhat revolves around life of a mor, who teaches her young son about equality and calls out misogyny. movie, which premiered on YouTube as a part of We are One: A Global Film Festival, will be screened at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020. Meanwhile, Marathi film Habbadi tells story of a young lad with a speech impediment.

movies will break shackles of toxic patriarchal setups and misogyny through ir mes. Like every year, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020 will also offer 60 movies in 17 langus. Moreover, films at festival will stream free at its official website for cinephiles living in country.

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Earlier festi,val director Mitu Bhowmick Lange had hoped to do a compact schedule at original venue. However, amid pandemic, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020 will w be hosted virtually between October 23 and 30. In a statement, Lange said, "It's an unusual time that world is going through and w more than ever before, cinema has been people's support system and respite through fairly dark times. IFFM stands strong in its spirit to entertain movie buffs across world and hope that we heal a little toger."

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popular sections of festival like Hurrah Bollywood, Beyond Bollywood, Film India World, Documentaries and Shorts will be on schedule. Additionally, its short film competition section has made a record number of entries this year. Also, re has been a tie-up with Mental Health Foundation. While patrons can donate to MHF, all proceeds from festival this year will move to foundation.

CEO of Mental Health Foundation, in a statement, said, "We are proud to associate with IFFM this year. festival's emotional investment, in choosing an often sidelined subject like mental health and putting it at centre of ir festival, is so assuring. way y are actively paving way for dialogue on mental health and its myriad ramifications to ensue is a ray of hope that things will change for better in near future."

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