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Suggested Movies

India
A Passage to India (1984). An Indian doctor is accused of a shocking crime by an Englishwoman
in 1920s India. Will he be found guilty or acquitted?

?SP -P^_ 0cZ_TN 8L]TRZWO 3Z_PW (2011). An ensemble comedy that follows seven Brits as they take
up residence in a retirement home in India that doesn’t quite live up to its name. Each one of
the seven deal in some way with culture shock, their own past, and their retirement; in the
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the ground.

Born into Brothels (2004). A stirring and uplifting documentary about a photographer teaching
her art to the children of prostitutes in Kolkata’s red light district. The directors are also the
founders of the “Kids with Cameras” charity.

Bride and Prejudice (2004). A modern adaptation of the novel Pride and Prejudice, set in India,
with musical numbers. Think Bollywood meets Grease meets Jane Austen. It may sound like a
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also serves as a useful introduction to what constitutes Bollywood style.

2LYOST (1982). A biopic about India’s famous leader that won numerous awards, including the
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his political development instead.

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daughter in an extravagant ceremony, entanglements—romantic, dramatic, and comedic—
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>W`XOZR 8TWWTZYLT]P (2008). Jamal, who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, is close to winning
the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. But how does a young man from such a
background know the answers to questions that stumped more educated contestants? At turns
sad, funny, romantic, and gritty, Slumdog won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

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make a life in New York for their son, and then of the son’s attempt to balance his Indian and
American identities.

?SP >_Z]d ZQ 4YOTL (2007). A six-part documentary presented by historian Michael Wood. During
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viewer to see some of modern India, while learning about the country’s history.

Bhutan
7T__WP -`OOSL (1994, Drama) Shot in the U.S., Nepal, and Bhutan by the director of the Last
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of a learned Buddhist monk.

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