The documentary The Beatles and India premiered this Monday, the 24th, on HBO Max. The production follows the British band in the city of Rishikesh, India, and explores the musicians' three-year immersion in Indian culture.
The Beatles and India, directed by Indian writer and journalist Ajoy Bose , showcases rare archival footage, photographs, eyewitness accounts, and expert commentary. The local footage shows the Beatles living in the country in search of spiritual happiness, inspiring an unprecedented explosion of creative songwriting, and forms the basis of the documentary.
The documentary also reveals the group's impact on Indian youth. The band's early influence is shown through the contemporary pop group The Savages , which originated in Mumbai in the mid-1960s, and through actor Shammi Kapoor dancing in the 1965 Janwar
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