MUMBAI: To showcase the best of Indian cinema, the Indian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond will be held in Sydney this month.

The festival will feature more than 30 films including 15 Australian premieres.

Festival director Mitu Bhowmick Lange said that the inaugural event was a huge success. “Not only was it a super success promotionally but it was also very rewarding for us too,” she said.

The organisers expect this year’s Indian cinema celebration to be even better.

No One Killed Jessica and the long anticipated sequel to the loved indie smash East is East, namely West is West will premiere. The Saman Khan hit Dabaang will also be screened at the festival. “Each of the films is different. We have got so much going on. There is something for everyone,” Lange further said.

Guests of mention who would be attending the festival include Vidya Balan, Malaika Arora Khan and Pakistan actor Ali Zafar among others.

The festival was launched last year to foster greater understanding and collaboration between the Australian and Indian film industries.