India and Spain, two cinematic strangers ten years after Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this research is to study the relationships between Indian and Spanish film industries. The study focuses on films with the presence of Indian culture in Spanish movies, Spanish culture in Indian movies, the impact of a significant movie in these relationships, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and the success of Indian movies in the Spanish screens. The methodology has been the review of literature on Indian and Spanish films, as well as an analysis of the data offered by the  Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts. The results show that despite the institutional efforts in both countries, the links remain anecdotical. The relevance of this study is that it shows the contradiction of Indian film industry being one of the biggest in the world, while being mostly unknown, and unexhibited, in Spain.