Arundhati Roy’s cult film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones to re-release after 37 years

Film Heritage Foundation announces the nationwide theatrical release of its 4K restoration of ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ (1989), the cult classic directed by Pradip Krishen and written by Arundhati Roy.

Following its acclaimed world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, where the restoration received a standing ovation, the film will make its long-awaited debut on the big screen across India on March 13, 2026, releasing in 14 cities and 19 cinemas.

The National Award-winning film, which captured the zeitgeist of student life at an architecture school in Delhi in the mid-1970s, has been meticulously restored in 4K by Film Heritage Foundation, ensuring that contemporary audiences can experience the film in its finest possible quality on the big screen.

The restored film will release in Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Hyderabad and Goa.

To commemorate the occasion, Pradip Krishen along with members of the cast and crew will present special screenings alongside Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur at 06:30 p.m. on March 13, 2026 at Inox, Nariman Point in Mumbai and on March 14, 2026 at PVR Plaza CP in Delhi.

Arundhati Roy states, “If not for the Film Heritage Foundation and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s several years’ long dogged perseverance and stubborn love for the film, and if not for Pradip’s carefully archived material, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones would not have had the opportunity to take a bow in the real world before retiring to a resting place in some dim archive. That said, why does this small, scrappy little film, made 38 years ago, keep surfacing from its life underground? It’s what certain films and books and songs do. And we’ll never really know why. In Annie’s case, I believe it’s because all of us, every single person in the cast and crew, worked on it with joy. ‘’

In addition, limited copies of Penguin Books’ new edition of the original screenplay of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, written by Arundhati Roy, will be available for purchase at the special screenings. These copies will be signed by the director, cast and crew, offering audiences a rare collectible that celebrates the film’s enduring legacy.

Tickets for the film go on sale on March 9, 2026 via BookMyShow and the PVR Cinemas app and website.

Long regarded as a cult classic, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones was celebrated for its sharp writing, irreverent humour and authentic portrayal of youthful idealism and rebellion. Despite its critical acclaim and enduring legacy, the film remained largely inaccessible for decades. The Foundation’s restoration marks a significant cultural moment, bringing this landmark of independent Indian cinema out of obscurity and back into theatres for a new generation of viewers.

Restored in 4K by Film Heritage Foundation at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory in association with the director Pradip Krishen. Funding provided by Film Heritage Foundation. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones was restored using the best surviving elements: the 16 mm original camera negative and sound negative preserved at the NFDC-National Film Archive of India and a 35 mm release print preserved at Film Heritage Foundation. The original camera negative had colour fading, broken splices, tears, scratches, mould, emulsion damage and previous tape repairs. Hours of manual work went into the film repair, digital restoration and the colour grading.

Directed by Pradip Krishen and written by Booker Prize-winning author, Arundhati Roy, the movie also stars Roshan Seth, Arjun Raina, Roy, Rituraj, Isaac Thomas, Divya Seth, Idries Malik, Moses Uboh, Benoy Thomas, Himani Shivpuri, Raghuvir Yadav, Jagan Shah, Shantanu Nagpal, Shuddha Sengupta, Loveleen Mishra, Shoumendra Bose, Smita Vats, Naved Aslam, Pankaj Rishi Kumar, Kuldeep Sarin, Yuvraj Sharma, Col. Krishen Tuli, Cecil Qadir, Mohini Mathur, Shahrukh Khan