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Marathi Film "Tingya" in Australian Indian Film Festival (AIFF)

Sydney, Aug 30 (IANS) : From a retrospective of Satyajit Ray classics to recent hits and small-budget gems, the ongoing Australian Indian Film Festival (AIFF) has plenty for every cinema lover.Australians and Indians Friday night came with friends, partners and spouses to raise a toast at the start of the festival (AIFF) - which has become this country’s largest foreign language film fest - at the iconic Fox Studios in the heart of Sydney.

From a hardcore blockbuster “Om Shanti Om”, an epic historical with leading stars “Jodhaa Akbar”, a tale of a dyslexic child in “Taare Zameen Par”, the platform is shared with the controversial “Dharm” and a small budget yet beautifully woven Marathi film, “Tingya”, a story of a little boy and his cow. The festival line up is a true reflection of Indian cinema.

“The aim of this year’s festival is to showcase just how absolutely versatile and unique our film industry is. Besides Ray’s retrospective, we have ventured beyond Bollywood and have a true representation of Indian cinema by giving a platform to some of the finest regional films from our country,” festival co-director and CEO of Melbourne-based Swish MG Distributions Mitu Bhowmick-Lange told IANS.

The festival, which has been added to Australia’s annual cultural calendar, will travel to Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in the coming months.

Supported by the Directorate of Film Festivals and India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, this year’s festival had a marked absence of any stars or producers and directors from the industry.