11 March,2010 04:12 PM IST | | PTI
Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee today said there is no politics involved in her ongoing visit here which is purely to promote Indian cinema among Australians and the community that has been hit by series of violent attacks.
During an inaugural of the Indian Film Festival here, Mukherjee was quoted by 'The Australian' as saying that her visit was purely to promote culture.
Echoing similar views, the festival director Mitu Bhowmick Lange said the festival had "made a conscious attempt to be like a cultural bridge between the two countries".
As the free screenings of Bollywood hits this week at Melbourne's Federation Square, largely targetting Indian students, organisers are hoping thousands to attend.
"We are doing this so that... not only our Indian students but international students can bring their friends, bring their beanbags and just make a night of it and watch these great films under the stars," she said. Rajkumar Hirani, the director of '3 Idiots', one of the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, said, "You can't generalise and say that a country is against us." "The incidents are sad but one wouldn't like to say that every person, every Australian, walking down the street is against Indians. These types of incidents happen in India also," he said.