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Hyderabad Blues
1998 film by Nagesh Kukunoor
Hyderabad Blues is a 1998 Indian drama film written, directed, and produced by Nagesh Kukunoor.[2][3] Primarily shot in the English language, the film explores culture clash from an Indian American's perspective, vacationing back home in Hyderabad, India and finding himself a foreigner in his own land.[1] The film starred non-mainstream actors, including Kukunoor in his directorial and acting debut, as well as his family members and friends.[2][4] The film heralded new age Indian independent cinema.[5]
Hyderabad Blues was premiered at the Eros International Mini Theatre, Mumbai; the Denver Film Festival, the "View From Abroad" section of the First MAMI Film Festival; as well as the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai.[1][6] It was premiered as a three part television series in Doordarshan.[6]
Hyderabad Blues garnered the "Audience Award for best film" at the Peachtree International Film Festival in Atlanta, as well as the Rhode Island International Film Festival.[2] In 2018, Hyderabad Blues, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special screening in Mumbai by "Drishyam Films" where it was featured in the "Indie Film Masters" edition.[2] Hyderabad Blues was followed up by its direct sequel Hyderabad Blues 2 which was released in 2004.[7]