Sandeep Kumar Paul's About an Intimate Matter is a Bengali film, about two women, Swarna and Driti, whose secretive romance gets outed and scrutinised. The film is having its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.

Speaking about the film through a statement to the press, Sandeep said, "Having About an Intimate Matter start its festival journey at Busan is deeply meaningful to me. The film grew from years of listening, observing and trying to understand how profession, class and social expectation enter our most private relationships. I did not want to look at queer lives from the outside or treat them as exceptional. I wanted Swarna and Driti to have the same contradictions, desires, vulnerabilities and dignity as anyone else. I am grateful that this intimate story, rooted in West Bengal, will begin its journey with an international audience."

The film stars Sreya Bhattacharya, Sanjita Das, and Shimilli Basu in lead roles. Apoorva Bakshi, Monisha Thyagarajan, Neeraj Churi and Abid Aziz Merchant are producing the film.

"We were drawn to Sandeep’s distinctive cinematic voice and the quiet, deeply human way in which he explores identity, intimacy and social prejudice. There is a remarkable restraint to the film; it never announces its politics, but allows them to emerge through its characters, their relationships and the world they inhabit. It is a deeply personal story about dignity, desire and the courage to live truthfully, brought to life through affecting performances. We’re incredibly proud that About an Intimate Matter, our first Bengali-language production, will begin its journey at Busan, and we could not imagine a more meaningful home for its world premiere,” said Apoorva Bakshi.

Meanwhile Neeraj Churi said, "This film is deeply personal to me as a producer. Swarna's circumstances are specific, but the desire to live and love without being made answerable to public judgment is universal. Busan gives us the opportunity to carry her story beyond its geographical setting and into a larger international conversation."

Awedacious Originals and Lotus Vision Productions are the banner backing the film.