The Bhangra Generation

Director: R. Paul Dhillon
Country: Canada
Length: 48’ 30
Year of Production: 2008

The Bhangra Generation is an electrifying, entertaining and enlightening film on the fast growing phenomenon called Bhangra and how it has influenced the young generation of South Asians in the West. The film is the first of its kind, a sociological-musical documentary that examines the lives of the second generation of Indo-Canadians who have been impacted by this music.

The film examines the lives of four Indo-Canadian artists who are making their mark in the world through dance and music. Most prominent of the four is international Bhangra superstar Jazzy B.

Bhangra, which originated as both a dance form and a musical form in the Northern Indian state of Punjab, has become an integral part of the worldwide Punjabi culture and Diaspora, playing a revolutionary role akin to black music in America in shaping the identity of Non Resident Indians in the West.

Available: World (excluding North America, UK and India)