Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Tabu, Sriram Raghavan and Rima Das were among the celebrities present in Melbourne on 8th August to kickstart the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Mitu Bhowmick Lange, director of the festival, introduced the programmes of the festival. Martin Foley, minister for creative industries for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, was present at the celebration.