Overview

• Roy’s children Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, Aparajita Roy Sinha and Joy Bimal Roy will present the film alongside Film Heritage Foundation director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur at Venice Classics.
• The frame-by-frame 4K restoration repaired damaged negatives from India’s National Film Archive and used a 1954–55 dupe from the British Film Institute to fill missing elements.
• Do Bigha Zamin originally won the Prix International at Cannes in 1954 and later earned honors at Karlovy Vary and the inaugural Filmfare Awards.
• The restored version’s completion opens possibilities for theatrical screenings in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and beyond.
• Film Heritage Foundation has announced plans to restore other Bimal Roy classics such as Devdas, Madhumati and Bandini.