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Release Date:
April 1, 1971
Original Title:
Sikkim
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
The Chogyal of Sikkim Palden Thondup Namgyal
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 55
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
Director of Photography:
Soumendu Roy
Editor:
Dulal Dutta
Original Music Composer:
Satyajit Ray
Production Executive:
Anil Choudhury
Production Manager:
Bhanu Ghosh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Mangesh Desai
Sound Recordist:
J.D. Irani
Writer:
Satyajit Ray
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