Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
hyderabad bengali film festival hbff bengali film festival city hyderabad organized annually since venue festival prasad film preview lab hyderabad adjacent l v prasad eye institute first edition film festival held year curated bengali film festival india festival organized hyderabadbased registered bengali group bengali hyderabad popularly known bih fourth edition hbff held june july fourth edition festival screened eight bengali movie along two telugu movie season festival attended director cast crew movie screened several panel discussion qa session director organized fifth edition hyderabad bengali film festival held june june initiative cultural exchange programme introduced last year part cultural exchange apart bengali movie premiere screening marathi movie also organised along bengali movie fifth year saw introduction short film documentary section rightly named seed competitive short film section saw entry coming various language including sinhalesesri lanka bangla bangladesh indian language like tamil telugu malayalam bengali much deliberation jury short film selected screened short film documentary section held ramanaidu film school hyderabad documentary section two documentary premiered festival thy daughter mother earth documentary life work legendary dancer cultural anthropologist manjushree chaki sarkar made noted filmmaker shekhar da meeting milestone documentary india shehnai maestro ustad bismillah khan made another famous filmmaker goutam ghose also premiered festival competitive section huge response entry came various language including kurdishiraq among documentary varied subject documentary selected screened entry inaugural movie iyethe others directed noted theater personality film maker mr debesh chattopadhyay starring debshankar haldar arpita ghosh nitya ganguly among others closing film festival mayurakshi noted filmmaker atanu ghosh starring soumitra chatterjee prosenjit chatterjee among others feature film edition th year also saw return classic featuring tarun majumder section showcased two film alo nimontron eminent filmmaker tarun majumder film followed discussion person special discussion session also arranged tarun majumder moderated eminent film critic siladitya sen edition festival also introduced exhibition artwork cover design first draft etc made internationally revered honored indian filmmaker satyajit ray curated sandip ray official selection hbff source iye inaugural film benche thakar gan competitive section construction competitive section sonar pahar competitive section rainbow jelly competitive section goodnight city competitive section alifa competitive section roktokorobi competitive section pupa competitive section andarkahini competitive section aaron guest language marathi nimantran return classic alo return classic mayurakshi closing film official delegate list hbff tarun majumder rituparna sengupta swastika mukherjee sudipta chakraborty gargi roychowdhury mumtaz sircar abhijit guha sudeshna roy soukarya ghoshal kamaleswar mukherjee amitava bhattachaya rituparna thakur indrasish acharya arnab middya furdausul hasan siladitya sen shekhar da satarupa sanyal debesh chattopdhyay arpita ghosh arghyakamal mitra rishi nikam award list hbff viewer choice award best supporting actor female viewer choice award sudipta chakraborty movie pupa best supporting actor male viewer choice award parambrata chatterjee movie sonar pahar best actor female viewer choice award tanuja movie sonar pahar best actor maleviewers choice award mahabrata basu movie rainbow jelly best actor negative role viewer choice award prasun gain movie alifa best film viewer choice award rainbow jelly jury award best makeup jury award md yunus movie andarkahini best editing jury award arghyakamal mitra movie rainbow jelly best cinematography jury award goodnight city best music jury award andarkahini best screenplay jury award rainbow jelly best actor male jury award ritwick chakraborty film goodnight city best actor female jury award priyanka sarkar film andarkahini best director jury award indrasish acharya film pupa best film jury award rainbow jelly special mention jury award film construction fourth edition hyderabad bengali film festival held june july year cultural exchange programme two noted telugu movie screened along eight bengali movie inaugural movie tope noted film maker buddhadeb dasgupta premiered earlier toronto international film festival festival introduced two telugu film festival aim offering platform culture exchange cinematic language year iconic bengali detective character feluda created satyajit ray completing year special selection tribute iconic character included two movie feluda year ray detective documentary film sandip ray bombaiyer bombete film guest language section inaugural film feluda section five bengali movie screened festival competitive section five movie listed official selection hbff source tope inaugural film pelli choopulu guest language telugu naa bangaaru talli guest language telugu feluda year ray detective documentary film feluda section bombaiyer bombete feluda section abby sen asamapto bisorjon national award winner best feature film bengali bibaho diary peace official delegate list hbff source abir chatterjee lead actor abby sen bisorjon sabyasachi chakraborty actor bombaiyer bombete acted feluda five feature film many telefilm along wife actress mithu chakrabarty swastika mukherjee lead actress asamapto kaushik ganguly director bisorjon buddhadeb dasgupta director tope sohini dasgupta associate producer tope mainak bhaumik director bibaho diary suman mukhopadhyay director asamapto suman ghosh director peace atanu ghosh director abby sen rajesh touchriver director naa bangaaru talli padmashri sunitha krishnan producer naa bangaaru talli satarupa sanyal film maker present jury k n sastry film maker present jury debesh chattopadhyay film maker theater director present mentor arpita ghosh honble mp theatre director award list hbff th year hbff festival started two set award viewer choice award jury award jury award presented association federation film society india ffsi award decided jury member film maker knt shastry satarupa sanyal film journalist premendra mazumder viewer choice award best supporting actor female viewer choice award kamalika banerjee movie bibaho diary best supporting actor male viewer choice award kaushik ganguly movie bishorjan best actor female viewer choice award jaya ahsan movie bishorjan best actor maleviewers choice award ritwick chakraborty movie bibaho diary best film viewer choice award bishorjan best director viewer choice award kaushik ganguly movie bishorjan jury award best actor female jury award jaya ahsan movie bishorjan best actor male jury award bratya basu movie asamapto best film jury award peace best director jury award suman mukhopadhyay movie asamapto special mention jury award film abby sen third edition hyderabad bengali film festival held – july always eight film showcased followed qa session director eminent film personality edition festival also curated ratnottama sengupta noted film critic title year cinemawala onyo opala anubrata bhalo acho natoker moto asha jaoar majhe babar naam gandhiji additionally hbff also made indian premier two film kolkatar king bridge always hbff hosted several director producer film industry guest include name satarupa sanyal director onyo apala paramita banerjee producer bridge debesh chattopadhyay director natoker moto pavel director babar naam gandhiji judhajit sarkar director kolkatar king partha sen director anubrata bhalo acho dr amit ranjan biswas director bridge official selection hbff bridge premier kolkatar king premier anubrata bhalo aachho asa jaoar maajhe babar naam gandhiji natoker moto onyo opala cinemawala viewer choice award hyderabad bengali film festival hbff introducing viewers’ choice award first time audience get vote best movie actor director etc among selection basis upon composite scoring pattern winner category decided entire voting process audited panel independent auditor category viewer choice award best feature film best director best actor best actress first edition award hbff went following people movie viewer choice award best feature film natoker moto viewer choice award best director pavel movie babar naam gandhiji viewer choice award best actor surajit mukherjee aka kecho movie babar naam gandhiji viewer choice award best actress paoli dam movie natoker moto apart viewer choice award festival also gave special jury mention award movie asa jaoar majhe along festival organizer film critic circle india fcci also awarded two special award festival critic award best debutante director film critic circle india fcci debesh chattopadhyay movie natoker moto critic award special jury mention film critic circle india fcci cinemawala second edition hyderabad bengali film festival better bigger widely covered medium festival took place june screened eight movie viz kadambari bitnoon jogajog nirbaak nirbashito india official selection academy award category best foreign film family album chotoder chobi national award best film social issue teenkahon luminary attendance included member telugu film sphere bengali film industry represented national awardwinning actress ananya chatterjee lead actress movie jogajog actress director churni ganguly lead actress director nirbashito got national award best feature film bengali director mainak bhaumik director movie family album director bauddhayan mukherji director teenkahon director duo abhijit guha sudeshna roy director movie bitnoon director sekhar da director movie jogajog among others almost show houseful audience praised selection movie well curated panel discussion like st edition edition also curated ratnottama sengupta multiple panel discussion qa session cast crew film first edition hyderabad bengali film festival hbff organized july july two half day movie apur panchali jaatishwar nayan chapar dinratri take one phoring jodi love dile na prane meghe dhaka tara rupkatha noy screened famous guest attendance included national awardwinning actress rupa gangooly lead actress movie nayan chapar dinratri director sekhar da director movie nayan chapar dinratri director duo abhijit guha sudeshna roy director movie jodi love dile na prane well movie like teen yaari katha natobor among others show ran full house film fraternity well aficionado twin city praise great initiative event concluded july widely covered medium bengali hyderabad team written composed sang shot theme song festival inhouse screened every movie well received audience festival curated ratnottama sengupta eminent film critic movie journalist film critic circle india federation film society india hyderabad bengali film festival bengali hyderabad archived july wayback machine official selection hbff