The Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF), is a one-of-a-kind event conducted by Bengalis in Hyderabad, and designed to showcase cinema in all its myriad forms and glory. Over 6 years, this boutique festival has been a much anticipated fixture in the annual calendar of the twin cities. It has become a benchmark in how to create a successful festival from the ground up, scale it, and connect people over a shared passion for creativity. The event has become a hub of cultural exchange through cinema, art, fashion, lifestyle, and cuisine. Immensely popular with film aficionados, artists, and critics,
the festival has been graced by renowned personalities such as Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Tarun Majumdar, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Rituparna Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, and many others.