Meeting the Beatles in India (2020)

  • NR
  • 09/09/2020 (US)
  • Documentary, Music
  • 1h 25m

Jai Guru Deva!

Overview

Filmmaker Paul Saltzman retraces his journey of 50 years ago when he spent a life-changing time with the Beatles at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram on the banks of the Ganges River. In 1968, he discovered his own soul, learned meditation, which changed his life, and hung out with John, Paul, George and Ringo. Fifty years later, he finds "Bungalow Bill" in Hawaii; connects with David Lynch about his own inner journey; as well as preeminent Beatles historian, Mark Lewisohn; Academy Award nominated film composer, Laurence Rosenthal; and Pattie and Jenny Boyd. And much of this is due to Saltzman's own daughter, Devyani, reminding him that he had put away and forgotten these remarkably intimate photographs of that time in 1968.

Paul Saltzman

Director, Writer

Cast

John Lennon's headshot

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney's headshot

Paul McCartney

Self
George Harrison's headshot

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr's headshot

Ringo Starr

Self
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's headshot

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Self (archive footage)
David Lynch's headshot

David Lynch

Self
Morgan Freeman's headshot

Morgan Freeman

Narrator (voice)
Pattie Boyd's headshot

Pattie Boyd

Self

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