Incomplete Works

Three incomplete films and a short documentary directed by Ritwik Ghatak.

  • Total running time 107min

Bagala’s Discovery of Bengal

Bagalar Banga Darshan

India 1963. Director Ritwik Ghatak. 36min. Digital. With English subtitles

A comedy on mistaken identity, this film remained incomplete a week after filming.

The Knave of Trumps

Ranger Ghulam

India 1968. Director Ritwik Ghatak. 30min. Digital. Silent with pre-recorded sitar accompaniment by Sheema Mukherjee

A compassionate portrait of the trials and tribulations of women in society.

Ramkinkar Baij: A Personality Study

Ramkinkar

India 1975. Director Ritwik Ghatak. 31min. Digital (restoration). With English subtitles

Ghatak engages in an intimate conversation with noted Indian sculptor and painter Ramkinkar Baij, covering the latter’s art and life.

Scientists of Tomorrow

India 1967. Director Ritwik Ghatak. 10min. Digital 4K (restoration). With English subtitles

In this completed short documentary, Ghatak shines a light on the government measures undertaken to build a robust science education in India.

The screening of Incomplete Works on Wednesday 3 June will be introduced by season curator Sanghita Sen.