Depictions Of India In Western Cinema

Can a cinematic masterpiece also be racist to Indians? 1947's Black Narcissus proves, yes it can

Black Narcissus, which came out in 1947, is about nuns in the Himalayas and local people who don’t know anything because they are brown. And one of the nuns goes crazy. And there’s an English guy | Kuzhali Manickavel writes

The story of Black Narcissus, 1947, is set in India. But it's a film about white people and their feelings

Black Narcissus is really only about the white people and how they feel and all about their feelings. Everything is hard and different. They get weird rashes, they forget to plant vegetables, the atmosphere of this strange place is just so strange and as a result, so many feelings | Kuzhali Manickavel writes