

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Director: Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray
Narrator (voice)

Hanuman Airlines: Fly Over Everest
2011

Appointment in Tokyo
1945

The Maltese Cross Movement
1967

Women in Defense
1941

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
2024

Primary
1960

Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion
1985

Blindsight
2006

A Crime to Fit the Punishment
1982

Cherub of the Mist
2006

Not a Pretty Picture
1976
Browse more by genre: