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 engulfed in social and political turmoil.
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Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.
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Rare amateur footage of East India.
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The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
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Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
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Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
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A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
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Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
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The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
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Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the pros...
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The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
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Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
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Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.
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A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired b...
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One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?
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Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.