Shah Rukh Khan appointed as chief guest at the Indian Film Festival in Australia- read details

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan who is recognised globally earlier appeared on the David Letterman show, and now the actor has been appointed as a chief guest of the 10^th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Australia. It is said that the festival in its ten years has grown pillar to pillar and has gone from being a grassroots festival to a government supported one, making it the biggest Indian Film Festival in the Southern Hemisphere. This year the festival is set to celebrate the central theme of courage, which is etched in the diversity of Indian films. 

SRK expressed his gratitude saying that “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. The 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 right 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”.

The festival will be taking place from August 8 to August 17, 2019. Shah Rukh Khan will be opening the festival officially on August 8, 2019. Stay tuned to CineBlitz.