Glimpses of India

Scenes of Indian life and architecture

India On Flim

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 preserv

Air India Crash: Declassified

Using expert testimony, discover the London bound Air India Flight AI171 plane crash carrying 242 passengers and crew. Following the recent initial findings by Air India investigators, see what exactly could be the possi

The Laughing Club of India

Portrait of the first laughing club in India, its founding by a doctor who believes that laughter is the best medicine, his outreach to schools, interviews with club members, scenes of outdoor sessions, and shots of bill

The Kazakh Business in India

Zhomart and his relatives work at the hotel and periodically get into various comical situations.

Going to School in India

"In India flags are always waving, people are always dancing and singing, marching in the streets and eating lots of sweets at festivals. What is it like where you go to school?" Suresh, age 9, Government School, Madhya

El misterio de la cobra (Carlos Lacroix en la India)

Daughters of Mother India

This film examines how the fatal 2012 rape of a medical student has spurred India to start changing attitudes and laws about gender-based violence.

Partition: The Day India Burned

Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told thr

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

Journey across India, a breath taking land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity. Soar over b

Nehru: The Jewel of India

Based on the life of Jawaharlal Nehru (played by Pratap Sharma) -- who succeeded Mahatma Gandhi and became independent India's first prime minister -- this red-letter film takes an inside look at the man known as the Jew

Kalam: The Missile Man of India

Biography of APJ Abdul Kalam

The Last Maneater: Killer Tigers of India

Sunderbans (Forest of Beauty) is in West Bengal, India, and is the only place on Earth that is the natural habitat of Royal Bengal Tigers that have never known to be fearful of humans. One tiger has been known to kill th

Notes for a Film in India

A 1968 short documentary film by Pier Paolo Pasolini where he visits India in the search of a king who could give up his body to feed a starving tiger.

India's Most Wanted

Officer Prabhat and his team arrive in Nepal to verify a terror suspect and arrest him within a deadline of four days. A race against time ensues when Pakistani agencies start chasing them.

Love and Sex in India

It’s the birthplace of the Kama Sutra and Bollywood romances but in real life, kissing in the street or just talking about sex in India is considered obscene. In a place where 90% of marriages are arranged and the bride’

Tilman - Passages of India

After my stay in India, I returned to find myself filled with images and a deep nostalgia for what I had just lived. Time went by and these images faded away. This is my attempt to recreate those narratives, my attempt

Índia, a Filha do Sol

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.

India Is My Country

Sonu and Afrin are both seven years old who have enmity with each other. Sonu has a pet goat and he loves it. Sonu's father Jagdish is an Indian soldier, from the village proudly known as Soldier's Village. After some da

Dancing Queer to India

A queer contemporary dancer from Portugal falls in Love with India and dedicates years of his life trying to find belonging as a gay man in the rural state of Kerala. A story about unrequited love, dance, and hope.