The contemporary index is characterized by a distinct thematic shift: If the early index was about the Pind (village), the modern index is about the Plane . Films like Angrej (2015), Love Punjab (2016), and Shadaa (2019) bridge the gap between the ancestral home and the adopted lands of Canada, the UK, and Australia. The "index" is now a map of the Punjabi soul scattered across the globe, dealing with themes of identity crisis, the clash of modernity with tradition, and the NRI (Non-Resident Indian) gaze.