Center for Asian American Media

The Bhangra Wrap

The Bhangra Wrap

Documentary | 1994 | 20 mins | VHS

Director

Nandini Sikand

Ethnicity

South Asian

Subjects

Art & Performance, Culture Clash, Family, Men, New Immigrants and Refugees (Past & Present), U.S. Colonialism, World Wide Diaspora, Youth

This energetic documentary reveals a vibrant youth subculture that fuses hip hop, rap and Bhangra music. Based mainly in New York and Toronto, Bhangra House is propagated through alternative radio, party DJs and hip urban clubs where South Asian youth have carved out their own unique sense of style, identity and voice that is an uncompromised mix of old and new – South Asian and American.

Awards
Honorable Mention, Chicago Asian American Film & Video Contest
Selected Films & Videos, Young Adult Library Services Association

Recognition
Selected Films & Videos List, Young Adult Library Services Association

Related Films
Desi: South Asians in New York

Pricing

College/Institution

Purchase
VHS: $75
Rental
VHS: $35

K-12/Public Library/Community Group

Purchase
VHS: $50
Rental
VHS: $25

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