Southern hemisphere's greatest annual celebration of the Indian cinema, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IIFM) will take place from May 1 to 11.
The IFFM Awards 2014 will screen some of the great works in Indian cinema from all genres, and will also present awards in five categories, reports Indusage.com.au.
The nominees for the awards include:
Best Director:
Rakeysh Mehra : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Ritesh Batra : The Lunch Box
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Anup Singh : Qissa
Anand Gandhi : Ship of Thesus
est Actor:
Irrfan Khan : The Lunch Box
Farhan Akhtar : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Raj Kumar Yadav : Shahid
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Best Actress:
Deepika Padukone: Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela
Sonakshi Sinha : Lootera
Nimrit Kaur : The Lunch Box
Kangana Ranaut : Queen
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Best Film:
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Lootera
Goliyon ki rasleela Ram-Leela
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Best Indie Film:
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Ship Of Thesus
The Lunch Box
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Vidya Balan will portray the face of the IIFM 2014, and the panel of judges will comprise of an International jury, consisting prominent names from both Indian and Australian film industry, including Australian director Phillip Noyce, Australian film editor Jill Bilcock, director Rajkumar Hirani, Simi Garewal, Suhasini Maniratnam and film critic Rajeev Masand.