Documentary

Netflix’s upcoming documentary Dining With The Kapoors, premiering November 21, 2025, celebrates the legendary Kapoor family’s cinematic legacy, heartwarming traditions, and love for food, spanning generations from Prithviraj to Ranbir, Kareena, and Karisma.

‘The great David Lynch wanted the spectator to be a detective’: Stéphane Ghez at Cannes 2025

EXCLUSIVE: To many, the cinema of the American auteur nonpareil remains an enigma. French documentary filmmaker Stéphane Ghez tries to decode that in 'David Lynch: Une énigme à Hollywood' ('Welcome to Lynchland'), a tribute to Lynch who passed away on January 16, 2025. The film premiered in Cannes Classics.

Hot Docs winner Vivek Chaudhary’s ‘I, Poppy’ is a potent telling of farmers trapped in the opium paradox

After Nishtha Jain's 'Farming the Revolution' last year, Vivek Chaudhary's 'I, Poppy' is the second Indian non-fiction film on Indian farmers to win the top jury prize, Best International Feature Documentary, at the prestigious Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto this month.

On Ambedkar | Somnath Waghmare: ‘Chaityabhumi, Bhima Koregaon are my childhood memory & culture, I’m not an outsider’

Dalit History Month: On 134th Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14, MUBI released two documentaries, by Somnath Waghmare & Jyoti Nisha. Somnath Waghmare talks about his film ‘Chaityabhumi’ (2024), Maharashtra’s history of some dominant-caste people having been anti-caste & Bollywood’s saviour complex.

On Ambedkar | Jyoti Nisha: ‘Root of Brahminical & Dalit patriarchy is same but Dalit men are slightly kinder, ours is a shared struggle’

Dalit History Month: On 134th Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14, MUBI released two documentaries, by Jyoti Nisha & Somnath Waghmare. Bahujan Spectatorship theorist Jyoti Nisha talks about her film ‘Dr. BR Ambedkar: Now & Then’ (2023), Bahujan feminist gaze & how caste being talked about in cinema now from an assertive gaze is a new phenomenon.

Uttarakhand’s dammed & drowned village comes alive in Yashasvi Juyal’s epistolary elegy

‘Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore’ review: Actor-dancer Raghav Juyal’s younger brother Yashasvi Juyal’s second short documentary, which premiered at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel International Film Festival 2025, tells a poignant tale of loss & displacement of the Jaunsari tribe of submerged Lohari village.

The post-PSBT story: Why two PSBT showrunners went indie to produce feminist & queer documentaries

EXCLUSIVE: Delhi-based Tulika Srivastava & Ridhima Mehra, who made the Public Service Broadcasting Trust story happen for two decades, on why they chose to go it alone post-COVID, with their independent outfit Rough Edges Arts and Media

Kannada Superstar Shivarajkumar’s cancer battle to be told in an inspiring documentary

Kannada actor Dr. Shivarajkumar (Shivanna) has successfully recovered from cancer surgery. After undergoing treatment at the Miami Cancer Institute in Florida, he's been declared cancer-free. Following a month of recuperation, he has resumed his professional commitments.

Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu - Saint or Sinner? Docuseries on Asaram Bapu's controversial case is out, know when and where to watch

"Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu - Saint or Sinner?" streams on Discovery+. This docuseries explores the controversial case of Asaram Bapu, a godman convicted of rape in 2013. It delves into his massive following, spiritual teachings, and the dark side of his alleged manipulation and abuse of power.

1st Emmy nomination for Indian news documentary could do wonders for journalism

The 45th news and documentary Emmy awards ceremony is going to be held in New York on 24 September 2024. The ceremony will also see a lifetime honour for documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, who has made films about auto pollution, Enron, WikiLeaks, sports doping and, most recently (2022), on Guantanamo Bay.

BTS' RM's solo documentary Right People, Wrong Place special trailer out - watch video

BIGHIT MUSIC recently announced that BTS leader RM is set to release his solo documentary titled RM: Right People, Wrong Place. This highly anticipated film will have its world premiere at the prestigious 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which will be held from October 2 to 11, 2024. Just a day after the announcement, RM treated fans to a special trailer for the documentary, further heightening anticipation.

25 years of Kriti Film Club: How the non-profit made Delhi watch documentary movies

Kriti Film Club Silver Jubilee: Kriti Film Club, part of non-profit Kriti development praxis and communication, founded by Aanchal Kapur, uses documentary films to engage 'the unconverted' in conversations of social change. To celebrate its 25-year journey, despite no funds, the club is organising monthly screenings and workshops.

BTS' Jungkook's solo documentary 'I AM STILL' to have a runtime of 1 hour 33 minutes - read details

BTS’ Jungkook solo documentary I AM STILL is set to premiere on September 18, 2024, in theaters across multiple regions. The film promises to offer an in-depth look into Jungkook's artistic journey, particularly focusing on the lead-up to the release of his first solo album, GOLDEN.

When Jaya Bachchan didn’t want to do Amitabh Bachchan’s 'male-centric' Zanjeer

Hindi film actor Jaya Bachchan gets candid on 'Angry Young Men', a new documentary series on Prime Video, on Hindi cinema’s greatest screenwriters, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, who shaped the ’70s Bollywood decade.

Salim-Javed’s Angry Young Men Review: Diplomatic Salman Khan & frank Honey Irani in a wholesome not holistic documentary

Angry Young Men Review: Salman Khan Productions, Excel Media Entertainment, Tiger Baby produced three-part Salim-Javed docu-series, on Prime Video, covers the duo's rise to the top, delivering 22 (of 24) blockbusters, and fall. They were the stars, they were the brats.

Celine Dion's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony performance is the perfect afterword to 'I Am: Celine Dion'

Celine Dion opened up about her rare disease in Amazon MGM Studios documentary 'I Am: Celine Dion' directed by Irene Taylor. Celine Dion's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony performance is the perfect ending to that story.

Meet Rohit Gupta whom AR Rahman called to make a film on Nagaland's music, now set for world premiere

AR Rahman produced 'Headhunting to Beatboxing', a musical documentary on Nagaland directed by 'The Creative Indians' co-maker Rohit Gupta and announced at Cannes Film Festival will premiere at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in August.

'Mastery' on Disney+ Hotstar: Subodh Kerkar, Sarah Todd & 9 artists talk about India and their art in a new docu-series

Disney+ Hotstar documentary series 'Mastery', directed by Mriidu Khosla of Zcyphher Films and produced by Stonex Group, features 11 modern Indian artistes across forms and geographies.

Netflix announces documentary on director SS Rajamouli

The documentary promises a revealing look, weaving together the director's personal narrative from his family and close friends with insights from industry giants like James Cameron, Joe Russo, and Karan Johar.

'People find India very fascinating': Goodness Gracious Me actress Nina Wadia

Goodness Gracious Me and East Enders actor Nina Wadia on playing Mother Fate in Sandman 2 on Netflix and voicing 'The Grand Indian Hotel' documentary on BBC Player on Prime Video Channels.

MIFF 2024 | Nishtha Jain: ‘We are living in a post-industrial world and the factory worker has little space in our discourse’

At Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), June 15-21, watch National Award-winning documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain's film 'The Golden Thread', on the dying jute industry and the absence of human welfare in our environmental concerns.

BJP to release documentary on alleged atrocities against women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali

The exclusive documentary titled The Sandeshkhali Socker The Big Reveal’ will be released Thursday morning at 9 am, the BJP said in post on X, asking Banerjee in Bangla, Didi ke bolo aaro koto Sandeshkhali’ (Tell didi how many more Sandeshkhali like incidents).

What to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, SonyLIV, Zee5 & other OTT platforms in February

Along with an extra day (leap year), this February, on the OTTs, has SRK and women-driven shows, from Sushmita Sen to Bhumi Pednekar, Adah Sharma to Indrani Mukerjea; Karan Johar-backed stories of love; and stories of hate and revenge.

Indian entry wins Sundance 2024 documentary competition: Nocturnes spotlights Eastern Himalayan biodiversity

Indian documentary film Nocturnes—winner of the 2024 World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival—was shot on location in the misty mountain forests of Arunachal Pradesh.

Prime Video docuseries First Act on child actors in Hindi films and shows 'came from repeated encounters with parents and children'

Deepa Bhatia on Amazon Prime Video's First Act about child actors, who can protect child actors and how, and what happens when actors experience a lull after early success.