India Movies

"Fascinating India" spreads an impressive panorama of India’s historical and contemporary world. The film presents the most important cities,...

One night in December 1995, 4 tons of weapons fall from the sky over India. A few days later a Danish man returns to Denmark with a grave secret....

The Rajah of Punjab wants to come into possession of a famous gem known as "Mountain of Light". He asks adventurer Allan Foster to steal it for him,...

In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.

The River of Life and Death captures the slow time in the well-known Indian pilgrimage place of Benares, the act of purification by water, the...

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

An intimate journey into the twilight world of the devadasi, Hindus who are married to god in childhood and at puberty sold for sex. The girls of...

A travelogue about India. But it is more than a video about a foreign place. We follow the director's itinerary and witness his chance encounters...

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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...

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Sue Perkins immerses herself in the complex life of Kolkata and sees how it is reinventing itself as a megacity with a reputation for eccentricity,...

An elderly Indian widower journeys through New York to replace an antique razor given to him by his late wife on their first anniversary trip to the...

A retired estate manager and his wife have grown old together on their small farm in Kerala. Content with their simple life, they resist the efforts...

Can Aji's talent and triumphs elevate him from his poor, Tamil background to succeed on the national stage at Mr India? Or will his dreams be...

"Ants" follows the bus journey of 27 different passengers who each represent a different section of Indian society. They meet, move together, and a...

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Motu and Patlu aim to find the stolen trophy in the shape of a golden car before finishing a race. During their journey, they overcome several...