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.

The movie is a romantic comedy, following Varun's attempts to romance an Indian doctor and balance the local customs of arranged marriage with the Western tradition of dating.

In producing the movie, Nagesh Kukunoor invested the money he made from his engineering career in the United States.