Indian food and film festival in Saudi

The Consulate General of India, in association with the Saudi Indian Business Network (SIBN), organised an Indian Food and Film Festival in Jeddah April 25-26.

The two-day event kicked off April 25. Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki, General Secretary of SIBN, said that the fourth edition of the food festival was organised along with the first film festival. Indian Consul General Md Noor Rahman Sheikh inaugurated the event with consuls general and diplomats of several countries, as well as prominent Saudi officials and business leaders in attendance.

“Since assuming the office as the Consul General and Vice Patron of SIBN, Sheikh has been extending full support to SIBN enabling it to organise more than 100 events and activities within a short span of time,” Zaki said. Over 15 popular Indian restaurants based in Jeddah participated in the event to offer their unique and mouthwatering array of delicacies at one venue. Along with the delicious cuisine, entertainment added flavour to the evening. Bollywood blockbusters Tiger Zinda Hai, Bahubali 2 and Raazi were screened as part of the film festival. There are an estimated three million Indians in Saudi Arabia.