SRK to be chief guest at the 10th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Actor Shah Rukh Khan will be the chief guest at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, which will held between August 8 to 17. Helmed by the Victorian government, Australia, the festival in its 10th year, is set to celebrate the central theme of ‘courage’, which is engraved in the inclusivity and diversity of the Indian film business.

King Khan, as he’s admirably referred to globally, will be opening the festival officially on August 8 along with the other festival guests and in the company of the Premier of Victoria and Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the director of the festival. 

“I’m honoured and delighted to accept the invitation from the Victorian government and the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne to open their festival as their chief guest. An industry of our magnitude and diversity deserves to be celebrated with great passion and fervour, which is what the festival embodies. I’m particularly pleased with the theme of the festival this year which is courage, an emotion that resonates with storytellers who really have the might to change the society and the world. I have had great memories of shooting for Chak De India in Melbourne and look forward to being back again, this time to celebrate Indian cinema,” Shah Rukh Khan said in a statement. 

Announcing the news, the Victorian Premier, the honourable Daniel Andrews said, “The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is a much-loved event that celebrates the strong relationship between Victoria and India, and our own vibrant Indian community. This event has grown significantly over the past decade and with the extraordinary Shah Rukh Khan here, this year’s festival is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting yet.”

“We are so elated with the news of Shah Rukh Khan joining us to be our chief guest. He’s truly an icon of Indian cinema internationally, a person millions and millions follow and look upto,” added director of the festival, Mitu Bhowmick Lange.