Actor Abhishek Bachchan recently completed 22 years in the Hindi film industry and will soon be felicitated at a film festival in Australia. He will be given the Leadership in Cinema Award at the 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022 (IFFM) and will speak about his journey in Bollywood.

The actor started his career with filmmaker JP Dutta’s romantic drama, Refugee (2000) and was last seen in the social comedy Dasvi. Bachchan has proved his versatility over the years by playing varied characters in films such as Yuva (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Sarkar (2018), and Ludo, to name a few. He will next be seen in season three of his thriller web show Breathe.

He tells us, “I’m excited and looking forward to being part of celebrating all things movies and cinema in Melbourne. I’m elated to have been invited by IFFM and to be part of a festival that truly celebrates Indian cinema in all its glory. For them to confer me with this award is truly an honour and I’m thankful to the jury. To be in another country, celebrating Indian pride and Indian content alongside my peers is something I’m truly looking forward to.”

Bachchan will be joined by other industry biggies like filmmakers Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Shefali Shah, Vaani Kapoor and more.