Movies Similar to Around India with a Movie Camera

Indian Youth: An Exploration(1968)

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

Nehru(1984)

Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.

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Mai

As the months pass through her, Mai gives us a glimpse into old age that explores between being abandoned and being belonged, passing the time and living the time.

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A Suitable Girl(2017)

A 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.

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This Exists - A Film about Sri Prem Baba(2015)

The story of Sri Prem Baba, spiritual master and humanitarian leader with followers around the world, begins when a 14-year-old from Sao Paulo, Brazil, had a vision that said: 'go to Rishikeshi, India'. This story is delightfully told by himself leading us through the odyssey that would turn an ordinary boy into Prem Baba. Memories of friends, admirers and followers take us along the paths of the prosperous therapist who sank into a deep existential crisis and finally found India, where he would devote himself, after much debate, to his master and his destiny. A rich journey of enlightenment that brings us precious reflections on the meaning of life and the role of each one on this planet.

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Fascinating India(2014)

"Fascinating India" spreads an impressive panorama of India’s historical and contemporary world. The film presents the most important cities, royal residences and temple precincts. It follows the trail of different religious denominations, which have influenced India up to the present day. Simon Busch and Alexander Sass travelled for months through the north of the Indian subcontinent to discover what is hidden under India’s exotic and enigmatic surface, and to show what is rarely revealed to foreigners. The film deals with daily life in India. In Varanasi, people burn their dead to ashes. At the Kumbh Mela, the biggest religious gathering of the world, 35 million pilgrims bathe in holy River Ganges. This is the first time India is presented in such an alluring and engaging fashion on screen.

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Phoolan

Phoolan is a documentary film about the extraordinary life of a village girl, gang-rape survivor, bandit leader, and finally parliamentarian. This is the story of one woman’s fight against incredible odds for justice and dignity. Known as India’s Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi is considered by many to be one of the most extraordinary and controversial women of our time.

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Indian Scene of Procession(1903)

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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Aka and Daffla Dances(1934)

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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Our Greatest Ambassador(1922)

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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From England to India by Air(1917)

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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Land of the Elephants(1909)

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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Delhi to the North West Frontier(1935)

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad(1922)

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi(1921)

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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Benares Chungking Ichang(1916)

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

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Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath(1946)

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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Government House Garden Party(1923)

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner(1922)

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi(1922)

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

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