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Australia is helping celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
3 May 2013
Emma Waterman
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Australia is helping celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).

It’s been a long time since male actors dressed as women in Bollywood, and the IFFM is taking audiences on an enigmatic journey through the social and cultural history of Indian cinema with a curated selection of classic films and modern masterpieces.

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Emma Waterman
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Emma Waterman is an Adelaide journalism student.

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