<p class="title">Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar will be presenting "Gully Boy" at the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead, released in February this year to overwhelming reviews from the critics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film's story follows an up-and-coming rapper who sets out to achieve his dream by rhyming about his life on the Mumbai streets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 10th edition of the festival will be held from August 8 to 17 in Victoria, Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the festival, Zoya will also participate in a discussion on Indian cinema with the Australian audiences on August 10.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's always great to see Indian cinema travelling and transcending across borders. As a filmmaker, it's a very rewarding experience and more than that, it's extremely thrilling to see the celebration of Indian films," the filmmaker said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm ecstatic to be invited and to be a part of IFFM 2019 in Melbourne which is a melting pot of cultures. There's a huge Indian community in Australia and I'm looking forward to taking 'Gully Boy' to Australia for a special screening and extending a discuss on cinema with Australian audiences," she added. </p>
<p class="title">Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar will be presenting "Gully Boy" at the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead, released in February this year to overwhelming reviews from the critics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film's story follows an up-and-coming rapper who sets out to achieve his dream by rhyming about his life on the Mumbai streets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 10th edition of the festival will be held from August 8 to 17 in Victoria, Melbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the festival, Zoya will also participate in a discussion on Indian cinema with the Australian audiences on August 10.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's always great to see Indian cinema travelling and transcending across borders. As a filmmaker, it's a very rewarding experience and more than that, it's extremely thrilling to see the celebration of Indian films," the filmmaker said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm ecstatic to be invited and to be a part of IFFM 2019 in Melbourne which is a melting pot of cultures. There's a huge Indian community in Australia and I'm looking forward to taking 'Gully Boy' to Australia for a special screening and extending a discuss on cinema with Australian audiences," she added. </p>