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- DirectorDanny Ben-MosheSHALOM BOLLYWOOD reveals the unlikely story of the 2000-year-old Indian Jewish community and its formative place in shaping the world's largest film industry.
- DirectorVijay SinghA film on 60 years of Indian history since 1947. It is punctuated by 7 Bollywood songs, one per decade, the most emblematic of their times.
- DirectorMeenal DixitBenny JohnStarsBenny JohnMeenal DixitRicha BaghelFirst ever documentary feature film that covers the entire country of India. Five people drive around India in 50 days, covering 19,000 kms. The film covers the drama involved in the discovery and the socio-cultural diversity of a country.
- StarsAamir KhanVikky KumarSrideviAamir Khan hosts and produces this documentary/talkshow that explores the social issues affecting modern India.
- DirectorNikhil MahajanAlmost fifty percent of the population of India is under the age of 30. More than half of this comprise of the middle class of this booming economy, growing up against the exceptional pressures of performing well academically and making a life on their own. In the midst of this chaotic tryst for breaking out, these youngsters have limited space to grow, to dream, to fall in love, to marry. Amidst all this chaos lies a burning desire to excel, amidst all this chaos, lie Half a Billion Dreams.
- DirectorJim Ankan DekaStarsSchuyler EllersA short travel documentary showing the lifestyle, culture and environment of Nagaland, India, and it's tribes.
- StarsPaul MertonPaul Merton takes an eight-week tour of India, exploring many areas and aspects of the country's culture.
- StarsSanjeev Bhaskar
- DirectorRick RayRick Ray journeys all across India to discover the heart and soul of this fascinating country. One of the definitive works on India, this film has been enjoyed by audiences across North America and is officially recommended as the film to discover India by the Indian Government.
- StarsSue PerkinsComedian Sue Perkins embarks upon a journey spanning 1,500 miles as she follows the course of the sacred river meeting the people who live, work and worship along its banks.
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniSeveral stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.
- StarsMichael WoodChris BailyMichael Wood visits places and interviews experts all over India to cover the great chapters of the subcontinent's history.***
- StarsRoshan SethOm PuriRavi JhankalThe 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
- DirectorDeepika KothariRamjiThis exhaustive history starts at 3900 B.C. (Harappan civilization) and includes Patanjali's codification of the sutras. It explains the influences of sankhya, vedas and other religious texts. Various later cults and hath yoga also figure.
- StarsRajendra GuptaRajit KapoorSwara BhaskerHow the constitution of the largest Democratic Republic in the world was created.
- DirectorJabbar PatelStarsMammoottySonali KulkarniMohan GokhaleBiopic of B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in the emancipation of the downtrodden and oppressed classes in India and shaping the Constitution of India.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
- DirectorHugh ThomsonStarsSona DattaThe Mughals created the most famous and dazzling empire that India has ever seen, from the Taj Mahal to fabulously intricate miniatures of court life. But in the process, did they bring civilisation to India or tear it apart? From the moment the first Mughal emperor Babur arrived from Afghanistan the debate began - were the Mughals imposing their own religion of Islam on a Hindu country, or were they open to the religion and art of the country they were conquering? The artworks the Mughals left behind over their 200-year empire - even the very buildings which have traces of Hindu architecture as well as Muslim - clearly show how this debate played out and Sona Datta traces how this most spectacular of all Indian civilisations also sowed the seeds of discord.
- DirectorSally AitkenStarsTom McCamusA documentary highlighting the technological and cultural advantages given to one of the last nomadic empires: the Mughals.
- StarsSiddharth NigamSameer DharmadhikariPallavi Subhash ShirkeThe serial is about Indian Emperor, Ashoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. The story starts with young Ashoka (Siddharth Nigam) who is getting guidance from Chanakya(Manoj Joshi) .
- DirectorSantosh SivanStarsShah Rukh KhanKareena KapoorDanny DenzongpaThe epic tale of King Asoka's life is recounted.
- StarsChandra Prakash DwivediKurush DebooDinesh ShakulThis is a historical saga of establishing the Mauryan Empire in India
- StarsSona DattaIndia is a land filled with abundant hidden treasures, discover a few of them on the banks of Indus River, a great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia, one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km).
- DirectorAnand PatwardhanA detailed chronicling of injustices in India told in eight parts.
- DirectorAnand PatwardhanSince gaining independence in 1947, India has been a secular state. But now, as religious fundamentalism grips much of India's population, the greatest danger to the nation's extremely strained social fabric may come not from Sikh or Muslim separatists, but from Hindu fundamentalists who are appealing to the 83% Hindu majority to redefine India as a Hindu nation.
- DirectorSarita KhuranaSmriti MundhraStarsSima TapariaA Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
- DirectorLeslee UdwinStarsAsha DeviBadri SinghSatendraThe life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.
- DirectorNishtha JainTorstein GrudeStarsSampat Pal DeviRam DulariDevratiIn Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.
- DirectorAnand PatwardhanAn exploration of caste in India. The documentary begins with the suicide of Vilas Ghogre, a Dalit poet and singer, following the 1997 atrocities against the Dalit community of Ramabai in Maharashtra. It is the culmination of over 14 years of work by Anand Patwardhan.
- DirectorRakesh SharmaA study of politics of hate, examining the rise and entrenchment of right-wing politics in India, by documenting the 2002 Gujarat riots and their aftermath. It specifically examines political tendencies reminiscent of early Nazi Germany.
- DirectorLaurie ColsonAxelle Le Dauphin« We, the hijras, are born neither man nor woman. We are born somewhere in the middle. '
- StarsMichael PortilloFormer British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo embarks upon a railway journey across India guided by his copy of Bradshaw's 1913 handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial travel.
- StarsAayush AilawadiThis investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.
- DirectorPan NalinStarsNicolos KostopoulosVaidya Narayan MurthyBrahmanand SwamigalAyurveda is science of life and art of healing; where body, mind and spirit are given equal importance. This voyage of thousands of miles across India and abroad takes you on a unique poetic journey, where we encounter remarkable men of medicine or simply a villager who lives in harmony with nature. "Hope is nature's way of enabling us to survive so that we can discover nature itself."
- StarsKeith FloydMariappan SethurajapillaiA travel and food show featuring chef Keith Floyd exploring the cuisine and culture of India.
- DirectorClaire SoaresStarsBindu ShankarAncient East Indian dances were danced exclusively by Temple whores. An East Indian lady, Rukmini Davi, married into British colonial aristocracy, brought the ancient dance traditions back to life and made them respectable.
- DirectorHelle RyslingeStarsHelle RyslingePortrait of sacred cows in India.
- DirectorNadeem UddinStarsYogmata Keiko AikawaKali BaabaBike BabaThe Kumbh Mela is the "Festival of the Urn" that pours out the nectar of immortality to Humanity. It is a great roving festival that has moved around India for more than four thousand years, erecting temporary cities along the Ganges River. Millions of Hindu faithful gather there to wash away their sins in the holy waters. The 2001 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India was the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history. It was not just the final Kumbh Mela in a 12-year cycle of festivals. It was the final festival of 12 cycles - the conclusion of a giant 144-year cycle, making it "Maha" Kumbh Mela, the Great Festival. This 144-year buildup of spiritual meaning made it a powerfully auspicious time for pilgrims to bathe in the Ganges. Even the planets and stars joined in, providing heavenly alignments not seen for 144 years. Here, East joined West at the opening of the 21st Century. Roughly 70 million people came from all over the globe to pray for peace and rebirth for self and the world, truly a meeting of ancient and future in a remarkable moment.
- DirectorRayka ZehtabchiStarsAjeyaAnitaGouri ChoudariIndian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.
- StarsAnita RaniAnita Rani presents the stories of three British families whose ancestors' lives and their own lives were all greatly impacted by the 1947 Partition.
- DirectorJamil DehlaviStarsChristopher LeeShireen ShahJames CurranThe story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.
- 2012–20157.3 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorStan MullerStarsJohn Green
- DirectorTom RowsellStarsPeter RajTom RowsellIndia is the only country left with a living Indo-European religious tradition. In this documentary Rowsell looks at some ancient Hindu temples around Mysore, Chamundeshwari and others at Talakadu, all associated with the cursed Wodeyar dynasty. He heads to the Nilgiri hills where his family used to live in the days of the British Raj. He visit the Ooty club in Udagamandalam of which his relative Cecil Ralph Townsend Congreve was once a member. He interviews a member of the Toda tribe who practices a Dravidian form of buffalo worship. Finally Rowsell takes a train to the tea planters' town of Coonoor where his ancestor Norman Rowsell died. This is a sequel to "A British History of Ceylon Tea" and again Rowsell looks both at the native cultures and also the legacy of the British Empire.