IFFM 2026 Awards: Rishab Shetty, Dulquer Salmaan lead winners

In Australia there is a big movie celebration called the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Every year it gives awards to the best Indian movies and TV shows.

This year, the 17th time the festival was held, the awards were announced in August.

A movie called Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra won the prize for Best Film.

Rishab Shetty won two awards, one for directing Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and one for being a great leader in cinema.

Dulquer Salmaan won Best Actor for his movie Kaantha, and Kirti Kulhari won Best Actress for Full Plate.

TV shows got awards too, with Freedom at Midnight Season 2 winning Best Series.

Some very famous actors received special honour awards, including Rekha, Pankaj Tripathi and Rani Mukerji.

The festival helps people in Australia enjoy Indian movies and stories.