After Satyajit Ray was awarded a lifetime Oscar in 1992, the Academy Film Archives of the US Academy of Motion Pictures followed up the tribute to the legendary filmmaker by undertaking massive projects to restore his films – a total of 37, including documentaries and shorts.
Having already restored ‘Aparajito’ - which will be screened for the first time, since the restoration, at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival – the archives will restore Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ (The Chess Player) over the next year.
The dream of Satyajit Ray fans for such a long time has finally come true. Ray’s never-before-seen controversial documentary “Sikkim” will be seen for the first time at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) on November 17. 
