Tannishtha Chatterjee’s upcoming directorial, Full Plate is set to be the opening film at Indian Film Festival of Sydney 2025, which is returning after a hiatus and is scheduled to take place from 9–11 October 2025. The festival is organised by Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM, the visionary behind the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Full Plate stars Kirti Kulhari, Sharib Hashmi, Monica Dogra, and Indraneil Sengupta in pivotal roles. The film is slated to have its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival 2025. It is about a Muslim homemaker in Mumbai whose husband's accident forces her to earn a living, leading to her husband's insecurity and her personal transformation.

Reflecting on opening the festival with Full Plate, Tannishtha, who recently spoke about being diagnosed with cancer, said, “In the middle of one of the hardest chapters of my life, it meant everything to know that stories still matter. When Mitu asked me to open the Indian Film Festival of Sydney with Full Plate, I felt both humbled and profoundly grateful. This film was born out of struggle, grit and hope, and sharing it with the Sydney audience feels like bringing the journey full circle.”

Festival director Mitu added, “There is something deeply resonant about opening with Full Plate. Tannishtha’s courage, her determination to tell this story despite overwhelming odds, reflects exactly why Indian cinema matters—because it does more than entertain, it reveals, it heals, it challenges. We are honoured to welcome Sydney audiences back with this film and with three days of cinema that probe, celebrate and uplift.”

Over the course of the three-day festival, Sydney will witness a carefully curated lineup of over 15 films from across India and the Indian diaspora, spanning multiple languages and genres. The programme will include independent voices, feature films, shorts, and documentaries, along with panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and filmmaker conversations.