Best Indian Documentaries and Where to Watch Them

Two Londoners, virtuoso sarod player Soumik Datta and his brother Souvid, an award-winning photojournalist, visit six Indian states to investigate and celebrate the country's rich folk music heritage.

The first ever closest look into the Valentine's Day that unveils the strange face of this global love fest and its impact on the mental health of our society.

"Chiseled" is an heritage documentary about magnificent temples, splendid forts and beautiful lakes ruled over by a warrior civilisation called "Kakatiya Dynasty".

A narrative on the RAMLEELA art form performed in JASWANT NAGAR, India. It is not performed on a stage but on the roads of the town. Recognized by UNESCO as the world's best field Ramleela and categorized as an UNESCO intangible heritage.

Sindhustan is the story of the largest migration of a culture in history told through ink (tattoos).

This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship.

Can we all be united in the love of One? If each religion represents a different musical note, then together what a beautiful music we could make with a shared love of One Universal God. ...

Even after 50 years of sacrifice, simplicity, peace, and non-violence in thoughts, actions, and deeds, which have made Acharya Vidyasagar ji the most loved and revered Digambar Jain Monk in...

Bunkar presents the history of the artisan hand loom weavers of Varanasi, India. Through interviews with craftsmen, the film conveys the details of the ancient craft also how mechanization has brought hard times to the craft.

Filmmaker Utpal Kalal and cinematographer Kaustubh Manchekar traveled to Sant Asaram Bapu's Hermitage in Motera, Ahmedabad; looking to observe the reality and investigate the disciples living there.

The Yakshagana Puppets, is a 2016 Indian documentary film directed by Kiranraj K. This is the first ever documentary film on Yakshagana Puppets. The film is regarding the long time ...

The movie traces three real-life incidents that took place in '80s, 90s and 2000s respectively through the stories titled 'Orphan and the Convict', 'The Farmer and the Nun' and 'The Terror and the Mom'.

Documentary on the life of ghazal samrat Jagjit Singh, who changed the landscape of Indian Music.

First 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.

A documentary, which explores the poignant, painful and in-depth life of the roadside drug abusers of Delhi, who are also considered as dangerous, untouchables of untouchables and menace to the society.

The Unreserved is an inquiry into the lives of passengers who use the Unreserved Compartment, the cheapest way to travel across India on the Indian Railways system. The film portrays the ...

A journey into the lives of the Asian Elephant and stunning wildlife in the bio-diverse verdant North Eastern Jungles of India and the challenges of conservation amidst human-animal ...

In a world where uncaring Eco-terrorists undertake deforestation, this story is about one man's generous drive behind creating the world's first man-made forest on a sandbar. It is the ...

As the world reels under the threat of unrelenting climate change, erratic monsoons and fast depleting groundwater reserves, 'The Miracle Water Village' narrates the inspirational story of ...

Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan looks to history and psychology as he delves into the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.

The stories of three ordinary Indians, a penniless super fan, a boy superstar and a girl cricketer, for each of whom the sport of cricket is a lifeline.

A documentary story told through images, poetry and the Dhrupad, a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition.

A documentary on the socio-economic injustice meted out to the slum-dwellers in Bombay, and an attempt to understand the factors responsible for it.

In India, a child goes missing every 8 minutes. Where do these children go? What happens to them? This is not just a story of one missing child. This is the reality of our nation. And yet, we sit in silence.

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

In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.

An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977), the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas and public alike.

Spinoff of padman, This time women in India start manufacturing and marketing sanitary pads with a hope of ending the stigma once and for all.

This documentary follows the life of Seven children who are working under extreme conditions at India's busiest cremation ground, Manikarnika in Banaras.

This documentary deals with the Maoist insurgency in India. It focuses on the Maoists in Bastar, Chhattisgarh fighting against industrialists in Niyamgiri, Odisha, and protesters acting in memory of the Leftist revolutionary Bhagat Singh in Punjab.

The Film explores the history of the Parsi community, its relationship to the Indian state and association with the city of Mumbai.

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.

Oscar nominated documentary short from 1978 about an Indian juvenile reformatory.

A filmmaker explores the cultural traditions and contradictions across the sexually conservative land of the Kama Sutra.

This award-winning documentary is about the communal riots that took place in Bihar, India, in 1946, wherein a vast number of Muslims were massacred by Hindu extremists.

'Cities of Sleep' takes us into a heady world of insurgent sleeper's communities as well as the infamous 'sleep mafia' in Delhi where just securing a safe sleeping spot often becomes a ...

Deep in the swampy rain-forests of India, a handful of scientists are at work, trying to save species smaller than a thumbnail. Sadly, more than 80% of the 400 species of amphibians found ...