Mumbai, July 1 -- Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is set to attend a special screening of his iconic film Lagaan in Melbourne on July 9 to mark its 25 years, launching the 17th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) a month ahead of the festival's main programme.

This year, the festival will kick off its celebrations with a special curtain-raiser event a month ahead of the festival, commemorating 25 years of the Academy Award-nominated classic Lagaan.

Speaking about this year's festival, Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick Lange in a press note said, "The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has always celebrated stories that have made a lasting impact on audiences, and there could not have been a better way to begin our 17th e...