Sona Mohapatra is thrilled to be performing at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) on August 16 at the Palais Theatre in Australia. “It’s the 15th edition,” the organizers told me, and they’re honoring more than 20 female filmmakers. In terms of diversity and inclusivity, this outperforms any previous film festival. It is an honor to be there in front of all these amazing women, whose voices have influenced people,” Mohapatra said.
Her performance will be a tribute to the strong representation of women filmmakers, such as Rima Das, Shuchi Talati and Diwa Shah, whose work will be showcased at the festival this year.
Speaking about her set, Sona said, “Ambarsariya (Fukrey, 2013) would be easiest to sing. Melbourne has a big NRI audience and it is easy to sing a bunch of popular songs from films. But I thought, let me curate something more emotional.”
“I am going to be joined by some incredible artistes from Australia. I will also have Bharatnatyam and Kathak dancers accompany me,” says Mohapatra, who is also expecting Australian Indigenous singer-songwriter Mitch Tambo to join her during her performance.
She is also excited about ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (2024) being a part of a competition at the fest. “I have a beautiful song Saiyaan Ji in the film. The movie being in the competition is a validating feeling,” she concluded.
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Source: HT
