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00:00For the past decade, no country has produced more movies each year than India.
00:05The diverse population of filmmakers and film lovers has so much to offer the world.
00:10Too much to fit in a single episode.
00:13So on this IMDbrief, we present a streaming passport to just a sampling
00:17of a sensory overload of favorites from India.
00:21First, let's dispel a common myth.
00:23Indian cinema is not just Bollywood, a.k.a. the Hindi film industry.
00:28In fact, these industries are segmented by distinct languages and locations.
00:32And there are 10 other woods in India, including two Tollywoods, Jollywood, Mollywood,
00:40Collywood, Sandalwood, and Coastalwood.
00:43Plus, other language-based film markets in almost every Indian state.
00:48Altogether, those markets create over 1,800 films annually.
00:56That's from 2009's Three Idiots, a quintessential Bollywood dramedy that details the Indian college experience
01:03and includes a handful of amazing songs on the soundtrack.
01:11Indian cinema has a long tradition of song and dance,
01:14and their soundtracks routinely sell millions around the country and the world.
01:20Producers, lyricists, and choreographers are often known by name and listed in the film's opening credits.
01:26And its vibrant music videos have cemented music and film production company T-Series
01:31as the channel with the most subscribers on YouTube, over 142 million.
01:40The often very musical Hindi language productions of Mumbai, formerly Bombay, hence Bollywood,
01:46account for the most of any language, about 20% of the over 1,800 Indian films.
01:52We suggest you add Three Idiots and 2016's Dungal to your watchlist,
01:57as both feature superstar Ameri Khan.
02:00He'll pop up a few times in this Passport.
02:02And the latter is an inspiring biopic about a father who reluctantly trains his daughters
02:07to become world-class wrestlers.
02:09And it's currently in the top 100 films on IMDb.
02:13Not to mention it has an awesome title song.
02:16Dungal, dungal, dungal, dungal, dungal, dungal.
02:20At about 14%, the second most produced language is Kaneda,
02:24from the Sandalwood Production Center in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka.
02:28Check out the Kaneda box office record-breaking, visually stunning action epic, KGF Chapter 1,
02:35about the battle for the Kolar Goldfields, hence KGF,
02:38and a young hero named Rocky.
02:50At 12% of the Indian industry, Telugu-language Tollywood in Hyderabad is third.
02:57Mahanati, or The Great Actress, is an interesting watch as it details the story of Savitri,
03:02a real-life trailblazing thespian who was one of the most celebrated in her craft,
03:07and she acted in five different languages.
03:10Similarly, Mahanati was filmed simultaneously in both Telugu and Tamil.
03:15The Tamil film industry ranks fourth in terms of production,
03:19and the combined efforts of Telugu and Tamil account for more productions than Bollywood,
03:23with 22%.
03:26While Indian cinema is a feast for the eyes, it's the gastronomy that feeds the soul.
03:31A country of self-proclaimed foodies,
03:33it's the cuisine that opens a path to understanding its culture and people.
03:37We give you episode three of Netflix's series, Street Food.
03:42If someone has to taste real food, authentic food, it has to be street food.
03:48Following a few different specialty vendors,
03:50we learn about the street food culture that saturates the city of Delhi,
03:53and the historical importance of these sidewalk delicacies.
03:57Not just the food, it's also the history connected to it, and that makes it very special.
04:01In season one of Gordon's Great Escape, famed British chef Gordon Ramsay returns to India
04:07to learn more about the spices that make one of his favorite cuisines come alive.
04:11Traveling from the north to the south,
04:13Ramsay learns about traditional flavors and cooking techniques,
04:17eventually putting his learnings to the test on the streets of Kolkata.
04:20These appetizing adventures inspire creativity and reinvigorate his passion for cooking.
04:26MTR's makes it clear that great Indian cookery is instinctive.
04:29There's no recipe as such.
04:31In terms of technique, this dish is as complex as anything in Michelin-style cookery.
04:36Speaking of cuisine, let's talk about masala films.
04:39Beautifully blended genre films,
04:41named after their quintessential mixture of spices used in Indian cuisine.
04:46Our favorite, and a classic of Indian cinema,
04:49is Cholet from 1975.
04:51Dubbed a curry western,
04:54as it's a Bollywood take on the spaghetti western of the 1960s and 70s,
04:58which was Italy's take on the American westerns of the 40s and 50s.
05:03Cholet opens with an incredible locomotive shootout,
05:05then seamlessly transitions to a motorcycle stunt show sing-along about friendship.
05:18India has made numerous contributions to art house cinema,
05:21and Saejeet Rai of West Bengal,
05:24a region we haven't even touched on yet,
05:26has been one of the most decorated filmmakers of the parallel cinema movement
05:30that broke away from mainstream conventions.
05:36That's from his 1955 film, Patr Panchali,
05:39a true labor of love and dedication,
05:41one that took Rai three years to finish.
05:44And despite his never having directed anything before,
05:47with a cast that had never acted before,
05:50they created a pastoral masterpiece that spawned two essential sequels,
05:551956's Aparajito,
05:57and 1959's The World of Appu.
06:05Indian cinema has barely been recognized by the Academy Awards,
06:08but four films have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar,
06:13all of which belong on your watch list.
06:15Mother India,
06:16Salaam Bombay,
06:18Lagan,
06:19another with a Mirakan,
06:21and Water,
06:22the third and final chapter in Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy,
06:26about the long, difficult history of social reforms in India.
06:35Social message films have become more popular over the years,
06:38employing captivating drama or even dark comedy to expose societal woes.
06:432019 thriller Article 15 explores how India's caste system,
06:47which has been the target of reform since the 1950s,
06:50still prevails.
06:51While 2017 comedy Toilet,
06:54A Love Story,
06:55takes a more light-hearted approach to detail how rural India lacks much-needed sanitation improvements.
07:04Lastly, India's industry is still growing,
07:07with more outside investors and influence.
07:10And Indian co-productions have recently been released on Netflix and Prime Video.
07:14Check out crime thrillers Sacred Games and Patal Lok,
07:18and the low-key dramedy Gulabo Sitabo.
07:23You can learn more about Indian cinema and content on imdb.com slash India.
07:28And for more streaming passports and trending tales,
07:31stay glued to imdb.com slash imdbrief.