Movies: Calcutta

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

When he was cutting "Phantom India," Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city en...

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 oppressed and imprisoned. In his dreams, the big city is El Dorado, until he reaches there....

Rina and Nikhil have been married for eight years and feel that their marriage has become lifeless. Their situation worsens after their former lovers enter their lives....

A web of secrets, deceits, games and lies ... and three human beings caught up in a dangerous tangle of love, lust and passion....

The film follows seven consecutive days at a pivotal moment in Mother Teresa’s life, the period where she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Calcutta and launch her own order....

An agonizing tale of love and desire, focusing on the difference of power, social values and respect for others among the different classes of the society....

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

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

Rare amateur footage of East India....

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

A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired by him. The film also draws parallels between Dylan's body of work and the Baul tradition of Bengal....

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata....

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal....

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin....

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

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

A documentary portrait of Calcutta...

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