The inaugural Bollywood Film Festival will launch nationally on Thursday 2 November to Sunday 5 November 2023.

It is brand-new celebration of Indian film in Australia, aligned with India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year, Diwali. The program includes a curated selection of new and classic Bollywood titles including: Kennedy – From the director of Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly and Psycho Raman comes this crime drama about an insomniac ex-cop turned assassin looking for redemption. Dug Dug – A religious satire that revolves around a motorbike in a village that is making ever-one’s dreams come true, if they pray and offer some alcohol to it. To Kill a Tiger – The multi award winning documentary about one man’s fight for justice following the rape of his daughter in a country where rape is reported every 20 minutes. Fire In the Mountains – Ajitpal Singh’s directorial debut tells the story of a mother’s battle to build a road in a Himalayan village to take her wheelchair-bound son for treatment. Brand Bollywood Downunder – A documentary that delves beneath the colourful exterior of Hollywood’s biggest rival to discover the artistry, organised chaos, and politics that led to Bollywood taking Australia by storm. Joram – A survival-thriller about a displaced indigenous man – Dasru – on the run with his three-month-old baby girl JORAM.

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