Brand Bollywood Downunder

Nov 2, 2023

1h 32m

★ 0.0

Overview

When most people think about Australia, they picture massive sandy beaches, singlet-clad locals drinking beer, and kangaroos bounding through the dusty red outback. Saris, musical numbers, and masala are the furthest from anyone's mind - unless of course, you're one of the millions of Bollywood fans from around the world.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Temple Films

Zig Zag Post

Brand Bollywood Downunder Trailers

Cast

Self

Anupam Kher

Self

Ashutosh Gowariker

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Farhan Akhtar

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Harman Baweja

Self

Fardeen Khan

Self

Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Self

Sajid Nadiadwala

Self

Kunal Kapoor

Self

Akarsh Khurana

Self

Leena Yadav

Self

Aseem Bajaj

Though times have changed, Ram still uses old ways of farming due to a drought in the village. His brother, Bala, goes to Bombay to earn his living. Mahadev, a Zamindar in the village, eyes Usha, the lover of Bala. Due to the drought, the crops fail in the village, and Shikh Sahib, a social worker, comes to help the farmers, and shows them new ways of farming. Ramu goes to Bombay to take a loan for cooperative farming and asks Bala to turn back to the village, but he refuses. [The film is a socio-economic study of post-independence India, blending documentary elements with narrative storytelling. The film is often described as a "simple story woven into the documentary design" and features actors like Prithviraj Kapoor and Dev Anand.]

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