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In our July 2014 issue, Uday Bhatia wrote about rare archival films from pre-Independence India that are now available online. His piece, ‘Reeling in the Raj’ examined the portrayal of India in early non-fiction film, and he found that “the British government took a keen interest in how India was portrayed on film, controlling the cinematic image of its colony through films that it commissioned, and also tempering or eliminating criticism in independent films through censorship. Newsreels and shorts were used to bump up army recruitment, play down national crises and sell a positive image to key allies.” Here are a few of the films Bhatia suggests watching. (If you like this story, do like our Facebook page to know as soon as we publish other new stories online.)
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:15:15 +0000

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