Films About India

edwardseco · Jan 24th, 2005, 06:34

Fire stank big time but another vote for an upstart Hyderabad Blues..

dzibead · Jan 24th, 2005, 09:10

Does Louis Malle's "Phantom India" count? It was a multi-part series made for TV, I believe, but when I saw it in the mid '70's, it was being shown as a series of films. It blew me away.

How about The Man Who Would Be King - set in India, but could have been shot in Morocco and on a backlot for all I know. Anyway, it's a fabulous John Huston film based on a Kipling story .

India Edge · Jan 24th, 2005, 09:45

Someone mentioned James Ivory - a '69 film of his called "The Guru" (no similarity to the recent Jim Mistry film of the same name) has some nice Varanasi location shots...

steven_ber · Jan 24th, 2005, 09:48

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Originally Posted by renedu

Here are a few:

1. The Jewel in the Crown - a very impressive 15 hour miniseries about the last days of the British Raj. Excellent from a historical perspective on the question of partition.

2. Staying On - The follow up to Jewel, that centers on the lives of a British couple who remain in India after partition. Intersting perspective of those Anglo-Indians whose country really was India, many had never been to the UK. Great Indian cast as well. Filmed in Shimla.

Are these two available on video or DVD?

dzibead · Jan 24th, 2005, 11:03

Both The Jewel in the Crown and Staying On are available on video and DVD. Check the amazon.com or amazon.co.uk website, or other websites that sell videos.

isabel · Jan 24th, 2005, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by mala

City of Joy was depressing although it took place in Kolkata. I never finished it to know if there is any depiction of Victoria memorial.

Kama Sutra is a fabulous film in terms of scenery and interior design. Storyline too. In fact, if you aren't overly sensitive about naked people, it cannot be missed. It was artistic, not grotesque like pornography. I'd see this film if you intend on checking out khajuraho. Not because there are explicit carvings, but because there are carvings in a similar style portrayed in the movie. The love interest in the movie was a professional carver of that century.

I didn't like much "City of Joy", maybe because I had read the book before. I thought that the book was a good portrait of slums, although it wasn't good literature.

I saw Kama Sutra last year, before going to India and I didn't like it much. Never thought of it as being inspired on the Khajuraho carvings, but after having visited them I'll try to watch it again and maybe I'd like it better.

PeakXV · Mar 13th, 2006, 05:57

The Sea Wolves - 1980 - Roger Moore. Filmed in Goa. Great Movie!

*jyoti* · Mar 13th, 2006, 06:05

Vanity Fair. It shows a bit of India at the ending--not much, though, but I think part of it set in Britain was actually filmed in India, too.

CANADON · Mar 13th, 2006, 08:13

If you don't mind older films there's a famous French film called "The River" that was shot entirely on location in India in 1951.Directed by Jean Renoir(the artist's son).Also there was a film from the early sixties that was shot at least partly in India called "nine hours to rama" that deals with Ghandi's murder by following the assassin up to the fateful moment.I saw this film once in the sixties and never again.Don't know if it's been released on DVD.I also remember an obscure tearjerker of a movie set in India called"the rains of ranchipur".Don't know if this was actually filmed in India or on a studio backlot but Richard Burton plays an Indian in it.

cyberhippie · Mar 13th, 2006, 09:37

Shantaram is being shot at the moment in India!! So all you johnny Depp fans get your skates on, thay were shooting in Cabo De Rama last week!!

jyotirmoy · Mar 13th, 2006, 11:32

The River by Renoir is a must see.

jivan · Mar 13th, 2006, 12:02

There were 2 movies which I liked which were foreign but had something indian in them.
The first one was an Iranian/Israeli movie about a couple who meet after years. Lot of family drama & as we delve into the present/past it becomes clear that the couple loved the movie 'Awara' a great classic & their life also has similar threads.
The second movie was about middle-aged parents who want to search for their girl who's somewhere in India & they come to know she's sick & has malaria or something.For this they ask for a young Doctor who's enchanted by the Mrs. comes with them. Over the course of the movie they see india, fall into love & have an affair. It has some very nice shots of Varanasi. Late to early 80's I think.After many a twists & tale he falls in love with another woman & goes back to New York/States. It was a nice love story. They were nice.

beebah · Mar 14th, 2006, 18:13

I seem to remember that the warrior was pretty good.

John Rambow · Mar 14th, 2006, 19:37

Just wanted to third the suggestion of The River. I think it recently came out in cleaned-up DVD version.

jyotirmoy · Mar 14th, 2006, 19:54

Yes John I got a very clear & crisp version of River recently. Satyajit Ray had been with the crew & Bansi Chandragupta who was the set designer for Ray's films till his demise also did the job for River. It may be a bit off topic(actually not) Titash ekti nadeer nam(Titash is the name of a river) by Ritwick Ghatak has fantastic visulas of river, nature shot in Bangladesh which was once a part of India.
For movie lovers I strongly recommend Ritwick Ghatks' films like Subornorekha, Ajantrik(non mechanical), Megh e dhaka tara(stars obscured by clouds) & Titash ekti nadir nam.

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Jan 24th, 2005, 06:34	#31
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,419	Fire stank big time but another vote for an upstart Hyderabad Blues..

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dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,888	Does Louis Malle's "Phantom India" count? It was a multi-part series made for TV, I believe, but when I saw it in the mid '70's, it was being shown as a series of films. It blew me away. How about The Man Who Would Be King - set in India, but could have been shot in Morocco and on a backlot for all I know. Anyway, it's a fabulous John Huston film based on a Kipling story .

Jan 24th, 2005, 11:03	#35
dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,888	Both The Jewel in the Crown and Staying On are available on video and DVD. Check the amazon.com or amazon.co.uk website, or other websites that sell videos.

Mar 13th, 2006, 06:05	#38
jyoti gori ferungi ladki Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore, usually Posts: 232	Vanity Fair. It shows a bit of India at the ending--not much, though, but I think part of it set in Britain was actually filmed in India, too.

Mar 13th, 2006, 08:13	#39
CANADON Canadon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: toronto,canada Posts: 82	If you don't mind older films there's a famous French film called "The River" that was shot entirely on location in India in 1951.Directed by Jean Renoir(the artist's son).Also there was a film from the early sixties that was shot at least partly in India called "nine hours to rama" that deals with Ghandi's murder by following the assassin up to the fateful moment.I saw this film once in the sixties and never again.Don't know if it's been released on DVD.I also remember an obscure tearjerker of a movie set in India called"the rains of ranchipur".Don't know if this was actually filmed in India or on a studio backlot but Richard Burton plays an Indian in it.

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,014	Shantaram is being shot at the moment in India!! So all you johnny Depp fans get your skates on, thay were shooting in Cabo De Rama last week!!

Mar 13th, 2006, 11:32	#41
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 3,946	The River by Renoir is a must see.

Mar 13th, 2006, 12:02	#42
jivan Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pune, India Posts: 822	There were 2 movies which I liked which were foreign but had something indian in them. The first one was an Iranian/Israeli movie about a couple who meet after years. Lot of family drama & as we delve into the present/past it becomes clear that the couple loved the movie 'Awara' a great classic & their life also has similar threads. The second movie was about middle-aged parents who want to search for their girl who's somewhere in India & they come to know she's sick & has malaria or something.For this they ask for a young Doctor who's enchanted by the Mrs. comes with them. Over the course of the movie they see india, fall into love & have an affair. It has some very nice shots of Varanasi. Late to early 80's I think.After many a twists & tale he falls in love with another woman & goes back to New York/States. It was a nice love story. They were nice.

Mar 14th, 2006, 19:54	#45
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 3,946	Yes John I got a very clear & crisp version of River recently. Satyajit Ray had been with the crew & Bansi Chandragupta who was the set designer for Ray's films till his demise also did the job for River. It may be a bit off topic(actually not) Titash ekti nadeer nam(Titash is the name of a river) by Ritwick Ghatak has fantastic visulas of river, nature shot in Bangladesh which was once a part of India. For movie lovers I strongly recommend Ritwick Ghatks' films like Subornorekha, Ajantrik(non mechanical), Megh e dhaka tara(stars obscured by clouds) & Titash ekti nadir nam.

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