What a coincidence! I just discovered that not even a month after I had posted Bala (1976) on YouTube a much better-quality version was posted by the imagineindia channel which appears to be linked with the "Imagine India International Film Festival Madrid" that took place in May. The quality of their version is excellent with no pixelation or compression, sound perfectly synched, and a rose-tinted sepia appearance. If only I would have waited a few weeks it would have already been up online, amazing! Oh 2012, my love for you has no bounds!
Imagineindia's channel also has what I understand is another rare film of Satyajit Ray, Pikoo's Diary. Other non-related channels have uploaded Sukumar Ray and The Inner Eye, both also quite rare apparently.
While that is quite awesome, I am even more excited to see that Sanchari, Bamboo Flute, and Kuchipudi Revisited are now all posted full length! I was so excited about the discovery of the full-length Bhavantarana on Monday that I didn't check to see if any other Indian Diplomacy hosted documentaries I blogged about had been posted in full!
Update: Video removed/channel no longer available
Imagineindia's channel also has what I understand is another rare film of Satyajit Ray, Pikoo's Diary. Other non-related channels have uploaded Sukumar Ray and The Inner Eye, both also quite rare apparently.
While that is quite awesome, I am even more excited to see that Sanchari, Bamboo Flute, and Kuchipudi Revisited are now all posted full length! I was so excited about the discovery of the full-length Bhavantarana on Monday that I didn't check to see if any other Indian Diplomacy hosted documentaries I blogged about had been posted in full!
