After receiving praise at the Berlin Film Festival 2025 in the Perspective section, Tillotama Shome and Jim Sarbh starrer Bengali film Baksho Bondi (English title: Shadowbox), is set to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 as its Opening Night Film.
IFFM 2025: Tillotama Shome Starrer Baksho Bondi To Open The Prestigious Film Festival
Tillotama Shome and Jim Sarbh starrer Bengali film Baksho Bondi (English title: Shadowbox), is set to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 as its Opening Night Film.
IFFM 2025 Opening Night screening is scheduled for August 14, 2025 in Melbourne.
Directed by Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi, Baksho Bondi is set against the backdrop of a dusty Kolkata suburb. It is the story of love, resilience, and the strength of a working woman facing challenges in everyday life.
Shome, in a statement, shared that the film is "incredibly close" to her heart. She said playing Maya "was a lesson in listening to silences, in discovering strength in small acts, and in understanding how quiet resilience shapes women’s lives in a world that often overlooks them."
"After Berlin, bringing Maya’s story to Melbourne feels special because of the incredible strength and spirit of inclusion that radiates from Mitu, the festival director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne," she added.
The actress also called it a "love letter to working women, to dusty afternoons in Barrackpore and to the courage that quietly persists even when no one is watching."
A still from Baksho Bondi
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Baksho Bondi has also received nominations at IFFM 2025, in two categories: Best Indie Film and Best Indie Film.
Supported by the Victorian Government, the prestigious festival is scheduled to take place from August 14 to 24, with IFFM Awards Night set for August 15, which will honour cinematic excellence across film and OTT categories. Superstar Aamir Khan will be the chief guest at the 16th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
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