Movies: India

American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister's wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen....

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab....

A documentary on the life of the youth in post-Independence India....

Against the backdrop of Partition, independent India’s first hockey team defeats England, their erstwhile coloniser, to win the Gold at the 1948 London Olympics. Six decades later, when Nandy Singh, a member of this iconic team suffers a stroke, his ...

Lipi fell for Koni the day she saw her for the first time, trying to get a perfect picture of an idol in the workshop where Lipi worked. It was beautiful, unadulterated. Discover a 'forbidden', but not so forbidden love in the beautiful lanes and by-...

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta....

A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile Bengal delta, exploring the natural and spiritual worlds of this sacred river....

The work of a district officer in the province of Bengal....

Beautiful stencil-coloured images of collecting (and eating) the fruit of India....

Documentary on the river Ganges....

As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the sights and culture of a bygone India. Filmed between 1899-1947, and preserved in the BFI National Archive ...

A look at the enduring relationship between the nomadic shepherds and the Indian wolf, who both defy the pressures of the modern world, in the south central plains of India....

Strange incidents occur in the heart of Shonajhuri forest in rural Bengal which develops an ominous character of its own that allures and finally engulfs the protagonists....

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers......

This documentary highlights the achievements of India in the political, economic, and international fields since she attained Independence. The framing of her Constitution, the integration of the States and the general elections, the rehabilitation o...

Shot using handheld technique from digital camera and partially on smartphone, In Her City is a short film telling the story of love through the protagonist who is travelling from his home to Lucknow, India. He is on this journey in order to find his...

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Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947....

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float....

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