Two new documentaries offer intriguing insights on how the Beatles’ 1967 escape to study transcendental meditation shaped the band and India, baffled the KGB – and saw Ringo survive on a diet of baked beans
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLast year saw the release of the documentary Meeting the Beatles In India, filmmaker Paul Saltzman's account of the time he spent at
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLast year saw the release of the documentary Meeting the Beatles In India, filmmaker Paul Saltzman's account of the time he.
The Beatles and India, is co-directed by
Ajoy Bose, author of Across The Universe â The Beatles in India. Itâll include rare archival footage, recordings and photographs, expert commentary, eyewitness accounts and segments filmed across India.
According to a statement from the filmmakers published on Guitar.com, the film is âthe first serious exploration of how India shaped the development of the greatest-ever rock band and their own pioneering role bridging two vastly different cultures.â
Perhaps most interestingly, there will be a companion album called
The Beatles and India: Songs Inspired by the Film, featuring contemporary Indian artists covering songs that were inspired by the Beatlesâ interest in Indian music and the time they spent in India, such as âAcross the Universe,â âSexy Sadie,â âDear Prudence,â âI Will,â âMother Natureâs Son,â âNorwegian Woodâ and âTomorrow Never Kn