Baby Tossing Ritual
Videos of a 500 year old tradition practiced in Solapur, Maharastra, which involves the throwing of infants from 50 feet onto a sheet of cloth below, is the bizarre news from India for the day!
Chinese Army Obstacle Course
Indian Army’s joint training with the Chinese PLA at a tough Chinese obstacle course. Here is how the American Marines fared on another course.
Chennai Tibet Protest
Video of Tibet supporters protesting in Chennai. “China Lies Tibet Dies”
Lion Tackles Kalari Teacher
A video of Kalaripayat art teacher, Gitanjali Kolanad being tackled by Leo the lion, during a photo shoot with a lion for Desi Life magazine
Flight to Nowhere
Bahadur Chand Gupta, a former aeronautical engineer’s vision, giving the poor villagers and slum dweller in Delhi an opportunity to see and experience the inside of a plane. A simple idea, but one that inspires; especially the children.
School Chale Ham
A beautiful and inspirational film by Bharatbala Productions made for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Universilisation of Elementary Education), a programme under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India.
Shot in Bombay: A Bollywood Documentary
A documentary by film maker Liz Mermin.
“a fast-paced, often surreal documentary exploring the thin lines separating crime from punishment and fiction from reality in and around “Bollywood” [via Saja Forum]
A day in an Inidan IT Company
A funny take on a typical work day in an Indian software company.
Thakur vs. Gabbar
Funny animation ad for orbit chewing gum. Check out the original Gabbar scene.
“Jo Dar Gaya Samjho Mar Gaya”
Indian School: A BBC Documentary
A BBC documentary which follows two contrasting Indian schools in Pune for a year. This is episode two: Transcendental education at Rewachand Bhojwani Academy
Wedding Cinematography
A sample of Memories in Motion’s wedding cinematography, taking capturing your wedding to a whole new level.
Akshay Mahajan Elle Photo Shoot
Elle Magazine (India), latest edition features Akshay Mahajan, here is a video from the photo shoot.
Permanent Vermilion Bindi
A funny ad; starts a little serious, but has a funny twist in the end.
Indian guy in a yellow world
A funny spoof of Coldplay’s Yellow.
Bollywood style Thai music voideo
A funny Thai music video made like an Indian film song.
Being Proud of Who We Are
This is and old one from Deepavali 2005; a funny Malaysian tamil ad for Petronas. Also check out their 2006 Deepavali ad.
Wheelies Stoppies Burnouts
Motorcycle stunt videos. Not that I want encourage anything but check out some monster wheelies in this video and insane skillz in this video.