IFFM Awards 2018 Winners List: Manoj Bajpayee, Rani Mukerji & Sanj

Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju on Sunday walked
away with the Best Film honour here at the
Westpac IFFM Awards night, where Manoj
Bajpayee won the Best Actor for his yet-to-
release Gali Guleiyan and Rani Mukerji was
named Best Actress for her performance in
Hichki.
Rani, who impressed with her performance
as a woman faced with Tourette's
Syndrome in Hichki, walked away with two
honours at the Indian Film Festival of
Melbourne (IFFM) as she was also bestowed
an Excellence In Cinema' award.
IFFM Awards 2018 Winners List: Manoj
Bajpayee, Rani Mukerji & Sanju Win Big!
Veteran actress Simi Garewal, looking
elegant as ever in her trademark pristine
white, gave away the honour to Rani, who
has been a part of the film industry for over
two decades.
Overwhelmed by the honour, Rani thanked
her fans world over for loving her and her
work through the years.
Hirani won the Best Director for Sanju, a
biopic on the life of Bollywood actor Sanjay
Dutt, while the IFFM Vanguard Award went
to actor Ranbir Kapoor for his
"breakthrough performance in bringing
alive Sanjay's tumultuous life journey on-
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The director told IANS here that he is happy
with the recognition for the movie and is
excited about showcasing the movie at La
Trobe University here, with Sanju co-writer
Abhijat Joshi and actor Vicky Kaushal.
Vicky won the supporting actor honour for
his well-deserved performance as Kamli in
Sanju, and Richa Chadha won it too as she
won the jury's heart with her power-
packed role as a brothel owner in "Love
Sonia.
The jury members for the fest, launched by
Mitu Bhowmick Lange, comprised Simi
Garewal, Sue Maslin, Jill Bilcock, Nikkhil
Advani and Geoffrey Wright.
Wright, known for the Russell Crowe-starrer
"Romper Stomper, told IANS that he was
mighty impressed by the variety that Indian
cinema currently has on offer. He said he
feels that "perhaps it has gone from
recreation to being serious cinema.
India's colourful and diverse culture was
very much a part of the awards celebration
as there were the beats of the dhol,
performers dressed in traditional Indian
classical attires, Odissi dance, Bhangra and
more.
Composers Sachin-Jigar added the chutzpah
with some of their Bollywood tracks.
The inclusion-themed ninth edition of the
gala gave a Diversity Award to Freida Pinto,
who shot to fame and prominence first
with her role in Oscar-winning drama
"Slumdog Millionairea. In her upcoming film
"Love Sonia, Freida is seen in a never-seen-
before avatar.
Tabrez Noorani-directed Love Sonia, which
opened the IFFM gala and left the audience
moved with a story around sex trafficking,
won the Best Indie film. A special mention
in this space went to Gali Guleiyan, which
marks Dipesh Jain's debut as a director.
The Equality In Cinema Award was given to
Mahanati, the widely acclaimed Telugu and
Tamil film on the life of south Indian actress
Savitri, who made a mark in the 1950s and
1960s.
Actor Ali Fazal, who was the jury of the
short film competition, chose "To-let as the
Indian winner and the Australian winner
was "Found, which is on Islamophobia.
Richa also gave away the IFFM Heroes
Award, which celebrates real life heroes
who have done good deeds.
IFFM began on Friday, as part of the
celebrations, Rani on Saturday hoisted the
Indian flag at the Federation House, which
also became a stage for a dance
competition, bringing the huge and diverse
Indian community of Melbourne together
denoting the unifying power of cinema.
The fest will end on August 22.

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