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.
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Directing | Satyajit Ray | Director |
Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Production | Bhanu Ghosh | Production Manager |
Sound | J.D. Irani | Sound Recordist |
Production | Anil Choudhury | Production Executive |
Editing | Dulal Dutta | Editor |
Writing | Satyajit Ray | Writer |
Camera | Soumendu Roy | Director of Photography |
Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |