India, Aug. 13 -- The 17th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) kicked off in Melbourne on Thursday, with stars including Rishab Shetty, Dulquer Salmaan and Vijay Varma, along with several other artistes and filmmakers from across the Indian film industry, in attendance.

The festival, billed as the largest celebration of Indian cinema outside India, will run from August 13 to 23 this year.

The opening event, which set the tone for a festival celebrating the diversity, scale and global impact of Indian storytelling, was also attended by actor Manushi Chhillar, singer Nikhita Gandhi, and acclaimed filmmakers Nikkhil Advani, R S Prasanna.

Kaizad Gustad came with the cast of his Hindi film "Lala and Poppy," Tamil directo...