"India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart," is in literal terms, a documentary showcasing the social element “caste “ and its implications on the lives of people; but ideologically, the movie is a fierce representative of the grim plight of those under serious repercussions of the age old practice - untouchability. With the advent of urbanisation and the speedy lives of the present day nations, one might very easily be lured into believing the dormancy of caste system in India. This movie proves it wrong. The film-maker conspicuously lays out the picture of the lives of caste-system-affected people by directly interacting with them. Spanning across eight states, and millions of lives, untouchability has engrossed the Dalits with the curse of ill-fated occupations and nasty jobs. They are made to clean the toilets in the village, pick up the dirt from railway tracks, carry the dead bodies of people and animal alike, work under landlords and the list is never-ending. The director presents all these scenarios meticulously by asking the residents to answer his crafty questions. The effort and hard work put into filming this gem of a movie is evidently seen in the very theme of the movie. The theme seems to be very carefully chosen because untouchability is one area which most people don't realise has been active subliminally. And the movie succeeds in presenting this particular view point. The idea behind making the movie is very plainly expressed in the movie in the form of texts, words, and the title in the beginning. The film makes a very sensitive impact by depicting both sides of the outlook on untouchability. The film-maker interviews the working class, students and doctors in urban areas too. He emblazons the fact that people in urban areas are affected like the ones in rural areas, though, in different proportions. Even in a reputed institution like JNU, students are confronted with caste based discrimination. He speaks t