After 17 years of KASHISH Pride Film Festival in Mumbai, we are delighted to take the festival to another city - KASHISH × BENGALURU 2026, a special three-day festival taking place from Friday, November 20th to Sunday, November 22nd, 2026, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru. This marks the first time that KASHISH Pride Film Festival is being presented outside Mumbai, its flagship city, and we are delighted to invite all the Bengaluru audiences to this new chapter of our festival. We plan to present 45 films from 16 countries, along with filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions and performances. All screenings at KASHISH × BENGALURU 2026 will be FREE for audiences. However registration is compulsory. Link to register will be available soon.

Age: 18 yrs & above

Hosting Type: In person

Frequency: Annual

Genre: Film

Fee: Free Entry

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How To Get There

How to Reach Bengaluru 1. By Air: You can reach Bengaluru via air at Bengaluru International Airport, which is located at a distance of 40 km from the city. 2. By Rail: Bengaluru Railway Station is located in the heart of the city. Various trains from all over India come to Bengaluru, including the Mysore Express from Chennai, Karnataka Express from Delhi and Udyan Express from Mumbai, which covers many major cities in between. 3. By Road: The city is connected to various other cities via major national highways. Buses from neighbouring states run on a regular basis to Bengaluru, and Bengaluru Bus Stand also runs various buses to major cities in South India. Source: Goibibo hyperlink: https://www.goibibo.com/destinations/Bengaluru/how-to-reach-Bengaluru/

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Facilities

Free drinking water

Seating

Food stalls

LGBTQ Friendly

Accessibility

Sign-language interpreters

Subtitles

Wheelchair access

About KASHISH Arts Foundation

KASHISH Arts Foundation

KASHISH Arts Foundation, which was started in 2010, is a not-for-profit public trust that organises programmes in the field of arts and culture. It aims to create awareness and work for the social, cultural and educational awakening of Indian citizens who are marginalised on the basis of their gender, identity or HIV status. Every year, the KASHISH Arts Foundation presents its flagship event, the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. It also helms KASHISH Forward, a traveling campus LGBTQ+ film festival that holds screenings at colleges and universities across the country. In addition, the trust facilitates KASHISH Global, programming Indian LGBTQ+ films at festivals worldwide, and the Best of KASHISH screenings at various Pride events across the country. Solaris Pictures, which is the film distribution arm of the KASHISH Arts Foundation, is an Indian media house and film production company that believes in advotainment advocacy with entertainment. It makes and distributes films on issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, health and sexuality, and human rights. Its productions include The Pink Mirror, 68 Pages, Project Bolo, Purple Skies, Breaking Free and Evening Shadows.

Contact Details

Website

https://mumbaiqueerfest.com

Mail ID

info.kpff@gmail.com

Address

Malad West
Mumbai 400095

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