The 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne started on 12th August and will run until 30th August. This is the only Indian film festival held by the Australian government. The event is held annually to celebrate the best and most acclaimed films, series, and TV Shows in the country. One of the best nights is the award night when the best performers from the industry are awarded. This year on Sunday, an award night took place which was hosted by Rithviik Dhanjiani.

The two films, Jai Bhim and Gangubai Kathiawadi had the most nominations but failed to win a single award. The event marked a big favor for Ranveer Singh's 83, the Prime Video web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11, and the film Jalsa.

Here is the list of the winners from the Indian Festival of Melbourne 2022:

Best Film: 83

Best Director: Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)

Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (83)

Best Actress: Shefali Shah (Jalsa)

Best Series: Mumbai Diaries 26/11

Best Actor in a Series: Mohit Raina (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)

Best Actress in a Series: Sakshi Tanwar (Mai)

Best Indie Film: Jaggi

Best Film from the Subcontinent: Joyland

Lifetime Achievement Award: Kapil Dev

Disruptor in Cinema Award: Vaani Kapoor (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)

Equality in Cinema Award: Jalsa

Leadership in Cinema Award: Abhishek Bachchan

The in-person event ends on 20th August. Beyond this, the event will continue virtually for the next 10 days.