---
title: 'Sikkim (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Satyajit Ray'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 55
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sikkim-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067754/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sikkim (1971)

1971 · 55 min · Documentary · India


## Synopsis

Sikkim is a 1971 Indian documentary about the nation of Sikkim, directed by Satyajit Ray. The 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 in September 2010. In November 2010 the director of the Kolkata film festival stated that upon screening the documentary for the first time, he received an injunction from the court of Sikkim again banning the film.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Dulal Dutta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulal-dutta)
- **Director:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Producer:** [Palden Thondup Namgyal](https://cinepixo.com/people/palden-thondup-namgyal), [Chogyal](https://cinepixo.com/people/chogyal)
- **Director of Photography:** [Soumendu Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/soumendu-roy)

## Cast

- [Dulal Dutta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulal-dutta)
- [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)

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