Curator of the first Indian Indigenous Films: Cinema from the Margins section at the International Film Festival of Melbourne 2026, Meenakshi Shedde dissects Indigenous cinema as a doorway to a new world

Vijay Varma won the Best Performance award at IFFM 2026 for Matka King. During the ceremony, Dolly Singh jokingly called him the “nation’s biggest red flag” for his intense roles, prompting Vijay to respond with a witty comeback