IFFM 2020 Begins With Screenings Of ‘Natkhat’, ‘Habaddi’

Melbourne: The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) kick-started here with the virtual screening of the films “Natkhat” and “Habaddi”. The festival, which is being held online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will screen 60 movies in 17 languages over the course of eight days. The opening night movies — Vidya Balan-starrer “Natkhat” and sports drama “Habbadi” — addresses the issues of gender equality and disability.

“Indian filmmakers, from independent short filmmakers to our most powerful directors, turn their gaze to issues of freedom and equality in the contemporary world and celebrate diversity that define us all. “Film is a powerful way to bring people together, whether they are sitting in a packed cinema house or in their homes in 2020,” IFFM director Mitu Bhowmick Lange said during the virtual opening ceremony on Friday.