Rajkumar Hirani, Shoojit Sircar, Anjali Menon, Onir to direct second part of ‘My Melbourne'
The project, produced by Mind Blowing Films and presented by the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), aims to continue celebrating cultural diversity and strengthening ties between India and Australia through cinema, a press release said.
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