Calcutta Movies

A documentary portrait of Calcutta

Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a...

Kanchan, all of eight years old, is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. He finds his father a cruel demon who keeps his mother...

One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Bolo Dugga Maiki is an entertaining movie about Samya who always leads his life as a liar. However, when he meets a gorgeous girl in a train, Uma,...

From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired...

Rare amateur footage of East India.

The film is about youngsters and the story of the film revolves around a young sheltered man who suddenly discovers life when he comes out on to the...

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Ambitious businessman Shyamalendu enjoys showing his visiting sister-in-law, Tutul, the extravagant life he leads with his wife. But Tutul is less...

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees a female prostitute embark on an unheard-of killing spree.

Madhuri cannot bear a child yet her husband Shatadal is fond of children. They decide to part ways but years later when they meet in a railway...

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.