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Tillotama Shome starrer 'Baksho Bondi - Shadowbox' to inaugurate Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025

Mumbai, July 18 (UNI) The critically lauded Bengali film 'Baksho Bondi - Shadowbox' produced by Tilottama Shome and Jim Sarbh, has been chosen as the opening film for the 2025 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
Directed by Tanushree Das and Soumyanand Saha, the film stars Tilottama Shome as 'Maya'. The film is set in the dusty fringes of Kolkata, beautifully depicting the story of a working woman's life, her love, her courage and her strength to fight silently.
The opening night of the festival will raise its curtains in Melbourne on August 14, marking the beginning of India's celebration of profoundly human stories.
Reflecting on the film’s journey, Tillotama Shome said: “Baksho Bondi is incredibly close to my heart. Playing Maya was a lesson in listening to silences, in discovering strength in small acts, and in understanding how quiet resilience shapes women’s lives in a world that often overlooks them. After Berlin, bringing Maya’s story to Melbourne feels special because of the incredible strength and spirit of inclusion that radiates from Mitu, the festival director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. This film is a love letter to working women, to dusty afternoons in Barrackpore and to the courage that quietly persists even when no one is watching.”
Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, adds, “We are honoured to open IFFM 2025 with 'Baksho Bondi – Shadowbox', a film that exemplifies the strength of Indian independent cinema while touching on themes that are deeply personal and globally relatable. Tillotama Shome’s performance as Maya is nothing short of extraordinary, and Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi have crafted a tender, honest, and visually stunning film that resonates with the spirit of resilience and hope. It is exactly the kind of cinema we are proud to showcase at IFFM, and we are excited for Australian audiences to experience this gem on our Opening Night.”
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