In August 1972 , Harrison screened the film for select guests at a cinema in Mayfair , London , to coincide with Shankar 's upcoming appearance at Southwark Cathedral . When asked at the press conference for his and Shankar 's 1974 North American tour whether the attendant publicity was likely to lead to a re-release for '' Raga '' , Harrison expressed his hope that it would , but lamented that the restrictions imposed on cinema operators by film distributors were " like the way the record industry was ten years ago " . He added : " If you do n't work on Maggie 's farm , you do n't get your movie on , you know ? " '' Raga '' was released on home video in 1991 , distributed by Mystic Fire Video . The Shankar-affiliated East Meets West Music ( EMWMusic ) remastered the film and released it on DVD in October 2010 , with the new title '' Raga : A Film Journey into the Soul of India '' . The release was part of EMWMusic 's celebrations for Shankar 's 90th birthday . Shankar said of his reasons for reissuing the film : " It was a very special period of my life . I really want today 's generation to see what it was like for me to be in such a unique and exciting position – to be the first to bridge the gap between the East and the West and to devise a new way to attract , educate , initiate and draw those in the West to the exceptional world of Indian classical music and culture . " On 1 November 2010 , the film was screened at the New York headquarters of the Asia Society , which had promoted Shankar 's first US appearances in 1957 and now honoured the artist with its Cultural Legacy Award . The event was introduced by composer Philip Glass and attended by Anoushka Shankar ( representing her father , who was too sick to attend ) , along with people involved in the original production such as Worth , Gary Haber and Merle Worth . Writing in '' Songlines '' magazine , Jeff Kaliss gave the '' Raga '' DVD a five-star review and described the film as an " honest , entertaining portrait of a maestro " that was " as satisfying musically as it is visually " . In an article on the 2015 – 16 Grammy Museum exhibit on Shankar , music historian Harvey Kubernik said the DVD was " recommended viewing "
1974 North American tour
George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour
Raga (film)