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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.