Category Archives: Documentaries

SYNOPSIS

The most intriguing enigma of modern India is the disappearance of her most dynamic and daring freedom fighter, ‘Netaji’ Subhash Chandra Bose, in the middle of August, 1945. Though the goal of a free India was achieved in 1947, there was no trace of the man who had wanted this most passionately through armed struggle; inspired millions to contribute to his war effort and enthused thousands to join his Indian National Army, to fight alongside the Japanese against the British-Indian Forces in South and South-East Asia. Even 77 years later, the mystery stands unresolved with important documents in Russia, France, the UK, and even in India, hidden in top-secret classified archives. The conflicting stories and accounts of this disappearance remain and so do the myriad theories that point to diverse directions.

Was the Indian hero alive after 1945 and the plane-crash theory a concoction? Where and for how long did this dynamic leader live in the years following his disappearance and the birth of the sub-continental nation? What was he doing, or planning? Who helped him, and hid him?

‘Life After Death’ also looks into events linked to the controversial disappearance of Netaji in the stories of a Delhi journalist filing a case of cheating against the Prime Minister of India and her Cabinet, in 1967, of the horrific murder of a Police Inspector in Calcutta, in 1971,and the inexplicable death of the Leader of the Forward Bloc Party who had carried with him information as well as important documents – which have been missing since then – pertaining to the life of Netaji after his ‘disappearance’.

Most importantly, why are the files pertaining to Subhash Chandra Bose, after August 1945, still ‘classified’ in the archives of the UK, Japan, France, USA and Russia for “Security and Defence Reasons”?

The documentary, ‘Life After Death’ explores all possibilities through extant archival material and recounts the varying stories through dramatic re-creations, and weaves them into an insightful discussion and debate between three distinguished ‘Netaji’ scholars – to find the answer to the Indian Republic’s most clamorous question.

Series Title – Life After Death? Subhash Chandra Bose
Channel – India Ahead News, Nuclear Home Video, Amazon Prime Video, PlayNowMedia, Tubi , Popsy on Plex, Cineverse, The Onyx Streaming Network, Cpics, YouTube Movies & TV (Free with Ads), IndReel, Stash TV – Free Documentaries on YouTube
Format – HD
Aspect Ratio – 16:9
Duration – 50 Minutes
Language – English

SYNOPSIS

AIM Television was provided exclusive access to the units of the US Army and the Indian Army that participated in an annual joint training exercise between the two Armies during September 2014.

In the film “Yudh Abhyas: Gurkhas and Arctic Wolves” we go inside the so far secret world of Army to Army cooperation between the US Army and the Indian Army. We will reveal how they jointly prepare to face the challenges of an increasingly complex 21st century world. Their objective is to protect US and Indian interests worldwide. For the first time on Indian Television, we show how the Indian Army’s 2/9 Gurkhas and US Army’s Arctic Wolves combine together to form a formidable force against terror.

This is just the beginning…

Series Title – Yudh Abhyas: Gurkhas and Arctic Wolves
Channel – Discovery Channel
Format – HD CAM
Aspect Ratio – 16:9
Duration – 1 X 30 Minutes
Language – English

Luxury Journeys on Indian Railways is a 45 minute film based on the luxury trains of India and the fascinating destinations that it takes its guests to, all year round.

Beginning with a historical background to the train journeys of the country, the film takes the viewer on a royal tour of the most intriguing travel spots that India boasts of. The film is interspersed with old photographs of the initial train journeys that India undertook and archival footage of the Maharajas of Jodhpur travelling in their personal trains. The film is a fascinating display of the impeccable hospitality onboard the present-day luxury trains mixed with captivating tourist spots.

The five trains covered in this film are The Royal Rajasthan, The Indian Maharaja, Maharaja’s Express, Pride of the South and Southern Splendour.

As the trains wind its way through North, West, Central and South India, the guests are given a glimpse of the cultural diversity of the sub-continent. The film beautifully amalgamates these experiences of the guests with footage of the different spaces allowing the viewer to experience the voyage themselves.

Series Title – Luxury Journeys on Indian Railways
Duration – 1 x 60 Minutes
Format – HD
Aspect Ratio – 16:9
Language – English

The Monsun Gruppe & The Bose Treasure is a 45 minutes film that follows the life of Subhash Chandra Bose and a Submarine during the events of WW2.

The film depicts the timeline from August 18th, 1945, when the Indian politician in exile, Subhash Chandra Bose accompanied by Lt. Gen Tsunamasa Shidei, Vice Chief of Japan’s Kwantung Army based in Manchuria boarded a Mitsubishi Sally Bomber at Taihoku (Taiwan) bound for an undisclosed destination in Manchuria, which was then rocked by an explosion at 2000 feet and crashed close to the Taihoku airfield itself. It was believed that Bose was badly burnt and did not survive the explosion.

The film also dwells on a popular belief that the crash was purely a deception engineered by the Japanese Secret Police to facilitate Bose’s escape from the Theatre of war in South East Asia to the Soviet Union and that Bose developed close links with the Abwehr, the German Military Intelligence during his exile that led him to travel onboard a special submarine detachment called the Monsun Gruppe, headed to South East Asia.

The Monsun Gruppe 33rd Flotilla based in Penang had 34 German U Boats and 7 Italian transport submarines. They continued to operate well after Germany had surrendered. The film focuses on the possibility that more than just men and weapons for war were transported in the cargo, perhaps gold.

Series Title – The Monsun Gruppe & The Bose Treasure
Duration – 45 Minutes
Format – HD
Aspect Ratio – 16:9
Language – English