Hyderabad Blues Film Detail :
Hyderabad Blues is a 1998Bollywood drama film written, directed, and produced by Nagesh Kukunoor. 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. The film starred non-mainstream actors, including Kukunoor in his directorial and acting debut, as well as his family members and friends. The film heralded new age bollywood cinema.
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.It was premiered as a three part television series in Doordarshan.
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. 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.Hyderabad Blues was followed up by its direct sequel Hyderabad Blues 2 which released in 2004.
- Directer : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Producer : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Writter : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Starring : Nagesh Kukunoor,Rajshri Nair,Elahe Hiptoola,Anoop Ratnaker Rao
- Cinematography : Ram Prasad
- Edited : K.Ramesh
- Distributed :Kukunoor Movies
- Genres:Comedy,Drama,Romance
- Release date : 17 July 1998
- Running time : 85 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Telugu, English, Hindi
Hyderabad Blues Movie Trailer:
Star Cast:
- Nagesh Kukunoor as Varun Naidu
- Rajashree as Ashwini Rao
- Elahe Hiptoola as Seema Rao
- Vikram Inamdar as Sanjeev Rao
- Anoop Ratnaker Rao as Harish Chandani
- D V Ramana as Darshan Naidu
- Revathi Alwar as Kusuma Naidu
- Anne Chengappa as Shashi Naidu
- Zain-Ul-Wara Zaheer as Sandhya
- Vidhya Uthappa as Woman riding scooter
Production:
In producing the movie, Nagesh Kukunoor invested the money he made from his engineering career in the United States. It was made on a shoe-string budget of Rs. 1.7 million (roughly equivalent to U.S. $ 40,000) and shot in 17 days entirely in Hyderabad, India.
Film Story:
The protagonist of Hyderabad Blues is Varun, played by the director, Nagesh Kukunoor. The movie revolves around his visit home after 12 years in the USA and his resulting culture shock.
Hyderabad Blues Movie Songs/Music:
Hyderabad Blues Movie Review:
This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 7.2 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 891.
Hyderabad Blues Movie Box Office Collection:
| Schedule | Amount |
|---|---|
| Screens: | 1 |
| Budget: | 25,00,000 |
| Total Nett Gross: | 67,00,000 |
| India Gross: | 1,09,00,000 |
| Worldwide Gross: | 1,09,00,000 |
| Verdict: | AVERAGE |
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