India's Partition: The Forgotten Story
British film-maker Gurinder Chadha travels from Southall to Delhi to find out about the Partition of India - one of the most seismic events of the 20th century.
In this documentary, British film-maker Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to Delhi to find out about the Partition of India - one of the most seismic events of the 20th century. Partition saw India divided into two new nations - independent India and Pakistan. The split led to violence, disruption and death.
To find out why and how it happened, Gurinder crosses India, meeting people whose lives were torn apart by Partition and talking to historians who explain the motivations behind the split. Along the way, she discovers that Partition was caused by politicians who were more interested in their own power than in Indian unity, and finds out that the British also played a major role in the Partition.
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Clips
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Waking up on the wrong side of the border
Duration: 03:11
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Gurinder Chadha arrives in Delhi
Duration: 01:29
Music Played
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M.I.A.
Bad Girls
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MIDIval PunditZ
Har Ek Baat
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Dissidenten
Telephone Arab
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Asha Bhosle
In Mina Dika
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Louis Levy & His Gaumont British Symphony
Gaumont-British News Fanfare
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The Jungle Band
Rockin' In Rhythm
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Gurinder Chadha |
Producer | Robin Dashwood |
Executive Producer | Ricardo Pollack |
Production Manager | Sara Revell |
Editor | Damian Leask |
Associate Producer | Renasha Khan |
Director of photography | Justin Evans |
Production Company | Bend It TV Limited |
Broadcasts
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