Tins for India (1941) - directed by Bimal Roy
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Part of India on Film: 1899 - 1947
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Unseen for decades, Bimal Roy's documentary finds poetry in the kerosene can.
Ever wondered about the number of uses an empty kerosene tin can be put to? This film tells us that the kerosene tin is as common a sight as a palm tree and a bullock cart in the “real” India, the rural India. The film shows the production of a tin and the different ways in which it is used after it has fulfilled its destiny as a holder of kerosene. Directed and photographed by Indian cinema legend Bimal Roy, Tins for India was made over a decade before the major success of films such as Devdas and Parineeta.
Bimal Roy’s daughter Aparajita Roy Sinha comments:
“The first time I saw Tins for India I was both surprised and intrigued. We did not know of the existence of this film. Although I knew of two other, much better known, documentaries by my father, this one seemed a far cry from his feature films. When I saw it, I liked it very much. The beautifully shot close-ups of a man with straining muscles working for a British corporation seemed somehow to bear my father's stamp and presage his humanistic concerns that are evident in his later films. This short film was made early in his career and he died when he was 55 - and this fact clearly demonstrates why he became the legend that he did, and why people still consider him a pioneer of Indian cinema.”
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The First ever Episode of " How do They do it?"👍🏻
@dipankarchattopadhyay5341
3 жыл бұрын
exactly...
@Chen-gl9hm
3 жыл бұрын
So true ..never thought that way
@akshayjain6408
3 жыл бұрын
Hn😄
@garimasiddharth
8 ай бұрын
Right
I still remember those tins used by my mother for storing Flour and Rice...🙏🏻
@nvspraneeth901
3 жыл бұрын
No. Sacks were used for them. Tin cans were used for oils mostly
@PunjabiExplorerindian
3 жыл бұрын
🌷Abi b use hote hain. Ab to in tins ka use or chizo k liye b bhut hota hai. Kbi aayo himachal to dekhiye
@carloversjaihind5772
3 жыл бұрын
Your age
@PunjabiExplorerindian
3 жыл бұрын
@@carloversjaihind5772 39
@carloversjaihind5772
3 жыл бұрын
@@PunjabiExplorerindian 😃
Considering this is 80 years old, factory is quite advanced.
@aryaaswale7316
3 жыл бұрын
nope they were quite common back then especially where the brits wanted them to be
@Goku65027
2 жыл бұрын
Factory 🏭 is advanced because of British
@yy6cx
9 ай бұрын
@@Goku65027yes
@bhaskartripathi
8 ай бұрын
@@Goku65027 India missed the bus of Industrial revolution due to the British. They did nothing but looted as per will. The factories were setup for specific purposes which would benefit them.
@vandematram4
8 ай бұрын
In 1941 German factories were making submarines.. Americans were making aeroplanes, Britishers were making tanks .. We were far behind in manufacturing.. We still are some what behind in world .. But in near future we will be among top 3 manufacturers for everything.. be it smartphones , jets , aeroplanes, automobile, computers , missiles ,
Imagine someone finding their grandparents or great grandparents in this video.
@arnabmahanta4931
3 жыл бұрын
Your thinking level is🙏
@AA-cu4jo
3 жыл бұрын
well they'll be ashamed of their grandparents being malnourished and slaves of british
@samratdebroy7654
2 жыл бұрын
@@AA-cu4jo ashamed of what? that was a reality and our history...it would be great if one were to find ones grandparent here.....and no one was slave..
Tins are still used in 15 liter edible oil packaging 2021 musterd oil soyabean oil all are available till date in Tin 15 liter packaging so nice to see
@akshayjain6408
3 жыл бұрын
Not 15 liter it's used for 15kg
@dajiedkynsai1669
3 жыл бұрын
@@akshayjain6408 in units measure of liquid it is term as litres not kg..
@Sanamehra48
3 жыл бұрын
It's like nothing much changed.
@RunsWithRony
3 жыл бұрын
@@akshayjain6408 Yes 15 KG in Liter its 16
@ericastier1646
2 жыл бұрын
@@RunsWithRony only if it contains water 1 Kg = 1 liter, if it contains something else then .
This tin is an icon in itself. Used to storage everything imaginable and even more. Childhood memories of bazaar and home are incomplete without this. ❤️
when Men worked at factories.. Not Robots. there is a true art in showing this craft. Master Bimal Roy has done so magnificently.
@arjun9071
3 жыл бұрын
Most of the work is done by machines.
@phatakesto8075
3 жыл бұрын
@@arjun9071 you still had to physically pick up and place the things in the machine to do it right.. and then also after completed you had to pick it up and send it to the next line. if you see closely my brother, here men are doing most of the work. nowadays machines will do this process a-z.
@shrin210
3 жыл бұрын
Men are worked like robots, same repeatative tasks. Those are not creative as well as task that only a professional can do.
@ericastier1646
2 жыл бұрын
@@phatakesto8075 False. Nowadays it is still exactly like this where operators are man handling the pieces from machine to machine, sometimes they are only supervising the machines. There are fully automated factories but they are by no mean the totality even in the most developed countries. Fully automated factories requires a lot more engineers to maintain and repair the process which can be more expensive.
Wow!!!! Directed by BIMAL ROY who went on to make some Classics and carved himself a niche in Indian Film Industry.
A GEM production of contemporary times- 1. Degree of Automation in industries in those days 2. Industrial Work Force dress code and PPEs.
Maruti: Wow.. Let's make it bigger and put 4 wheels.
@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@mahendirandamodaran3734
3 жыл бұрын
5 wheels ... the last one is to hold on to.
@honeydudeify
3 жыл бұрын
Aaaaaa😂😂😂😂😂😂
@drscorpio100
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@80hazarkeshoeshain
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Each & every frame was so well thought out ! sheer camera work . Outstanding documentary by the maestro .
@laquica5146
3 жыл бұрын
Film reel was very expensive back then and were only available in major metropolitan cities. so they had to plan every shot very carefully before they start recording
@Abhik17D
3 жыл бұрын
@@laquica5146 despite this very fact as you mentioned , the credit should go to the director / director of photography who created such beautiful frames . Without his sheer command over this medium this could not have been possible.
The Tin Container is still a great packaging option, especially for edible oil. More eco friendly and healthier than plastic containers.
There was a time that before the screening of a film in a theatre a documentary was shown. Exquisite ones like these. Somewhere along the way, these glimpses of India disappeared to be replaced by whatsapp university. Thanks for this lovely glimpse of a slice of history ...through the simple tin canister.
@Aneesh.Asokan
7 ай бұрын
Exactly! It's called as newsreel & I remember waiting for it than the film!😢
A real masterpiece of a documentary! Every person is given a character with just a few shots like a few brush strokes. Want more from such masters.
Quite surprised to see that level of automation back then.
@Onkarr
2 жыл бұрын
India has been pioneer in alot of technology, check out their historical data
@jayBharatiraanga6425
2 жыл бұрын
Tin shade at Meherabad of Meher Baba 📢✍️✍️🗣️🇮🇳
Some fifty years before those tins are part of our life for carrying water during weddings and other functions. Some times used as storage containers. All are replaced by plastic now. Nostalgic. Thanks for uploading such treasures.
My grandmother used to get the top cut and attach a cover with a simple latch, then paint them black and used them to store various things in the pantry.
Its nice to see people from those times... Looks so healthy than todays labours
Even,today we are using them for boiling bathing water in winter 😅😅
Back then, no helmets, no shoes, no safety gloves.
@ratanshukla3900
3 жыл бұрын
Any only accidents...
@deepsonuniverse7500
2 жыл бұрын
No insurance too.
@rome316ae3
2 жыл бұрын
But was under British rule
A myth called tin cans fully uncovered.. thanks for posting.... brilliant make from Sir Bimal Roy
6:15 Just see how the camera zooms out. That's some quality cinematography right there 🙌💓
Look the people and their body. They looked very healthy without obesity or body fat.
@popefrancis8153
3 жыл бұрын
When you work a lot and don’t have money to waste on excessive food It tends to happen
@mausenpai215
3 жыл бұрын
Not healthy but under nourish.
@arjun9071
3 жыл бұрын
@@mausenpai215 they are healthy. You dont need enough calories to become healthy.
@reubennelson4086
3 жыл бұрын
they are malnourished lol. small lands and heavy taxes levied didnt leave them much surplus of food.
@mausenpai215
3 жыл бұрын
@@arjun9071 I can literally see the bones.
What a magnificent approach of creating a documentary. Each frame was telling a story, they are as modern as now. How extraordinary he was! 🙏🏻
@nikhilkumarbiswas
8 ай бұрын
Exactly
Can we take a minute to acknowledge how efficiently they made the tins!
This is how our ancestors laid the foundation of our beautiful country,with their hard work....we have achieved so much yet so much more remains ❤❤❤
Earlier days used to be very blissful. Really they deserved to live the golden life very peacefully.
These tins have also made their ways to the island of Mauritius where I was born...Now living in Europe, this video brings back memories❤❤❤❤
Blessed upon having discovered this awesome channel.
These are some nice tins.
@coreycox2345
5 жыл бұрын
As I watched the prologue, I felt that there might be a religion of the tins, okay guy.
These tins are used for collecting sap of Pinus Roxburgh tree called Tarpin in Himachal.
I just love all these old movies! However, It's appalling to watch them work with no safety glasses, no gloves, no shoes and no guards on most of the machines!
@Aneesh.Asokan
7 ай бұрын
It's no different today!😀
We still use tins for storage! Nice documentary!
True . These tins are used in 100 different ways. I learnt my first swimming lessons by tying one of these (smaller one) on my back. We got the hole sealed and put handle on other side too. Tie cotton rope to it. Viola we have an ingenious floatation device
There is factory by name Tin Factory in Bangalore which was makeing tin Earlier,now stopped because of less demand
@Princesharma-nw5wz
3 жыл бұрын
That's actually sad I guess. Kyunki plastic say better tin hua karta tha. 😅 But aab cheap chizzo ke chakkr main public ki life BHI cheap hogyi hai.
@utubeasif
3 жыл бұрын
That place in Bangalore is still called 'Tin Factory'.
@naturenurture84
3 жыл бұрын
That bustop is still called Tin Factory and one of the highest traffic road in Bangalore during non covid times.
@rajashekarb8362
3 жыл бұрын
There were many such factories before 1980. . . my grandfather had small scale tin factory in bangalore . . .had to shutdown after plastic packaging came
@asadath99
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of exactly the same thing.
Extremely Delighted to see India's First Factory workers in uniforms and working in an assembly line. Very Nice and Honorable video, India remembers them for all the years to come, as they have sowed the seeds for Industrialization on a Massive scale.
Posted by Saswata Acharjee : When Bimal Roy sahab was going to make "Do Bigha Zamin (1953)" , his assistant director and his editor Hrishikesh Mukherjee sahab introduced a short Bengali film "Rickshaw'wala" to him . Seeing this , he thought of making a feature film on it . Thus , he added it on that film itself . Thank you to BFI for uploading this short film "Tins for India (1941)" of Bimal Roy sahab . Therefore , can you please also upload the Bengali short film "Rickshaw'wala" ?
We still have this in our home.
Worth watching. Treasure for next generation. Thanks for sharing. Surprised to see, such a valuable information made and stored during those days
The quality of the video amazes me.
The Fitness level of these men are commendable
Simple life good thought really old is gold
@amitbinjola1451
3 жыл бұрын
Under East India company Hard life malnutrition poverty ab isme old is gold ka concept kha se aa gya ??
@forefatherofmankind3305
3 жыл бұрын
@@amitbinjola1451 that's what CBSE taught them ... Indoctrination ...
@lautheimpaler4686
3 жыл бұрын
@@forefatherofmankind3305 yeah. You're right. Indians fought against the British that desperately just to get a kick out of it.
Outstanding documentary.
Refreshing old gold memories. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a masterpiece ... A work of art
this Tin is called KANASTAR in hindi and URDU
@rajdhar327
5 жыл бұрын
From the word Can or Canister.
@albertgrant1017
3 жыл бұрын
One of the many ways Britain helped India . This refutes the PC Revisionists that state Colonionalism was totally bad .
@amirzubairmughal
3 жыл бұрын
@@albertgrant1017 I am not Indian I am Pakistani.
@pradeepkumar7662
3 жыл бұрын
इसे पीपा भी कहा जाता है।
@AjayMenonPHOTOARTIST
3 жыл бұрын
@@albertgrant1017 Here's a similar analogy. I bring Covid 19 to UK and create havoc and then I give out a vaccine formula and say, at least I helped bring in a vaccine!
What a lovely documentary!!
This factory is the now defunct Metal Box in Calcutta
@technotronix4620
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information.
Wow what a beautiful documentary..every frame is a piece of art
Bimal Roy the genius has left his magical impression on each and everything he touched
Thanks for posting.
Thank you for made this film Bimal Roy sir
Beautiful camera work👌👌👌 bimal roy and Ray love their work LEGENDS
OMG. That handpump. Nostalgic
Very nice documentary, thanks to all teams behind it also proud of my all Indian brothers who helps Indian economy grow with such industries!
Very good production is those days ,,I like it very much
thanks to the director and this channel for sharing it. subscribed to this channel. Thankyou, its more than just a film as our own small tin factory had to shut down after nearly 40 years of business. Induces me to start it all over again. unfortunately, it has lot out to cheaper retail plastic packaging.
I really appreciate the videography of this video....it is very detailed and beautiful
So glad, I came across this treasure. To the great Bimal Da.. 🙏🙏
Gem.. Showing history.
Masterpiece great topic
till as late as 2015, my father had a manual Tin Factory, that made tins just as beutiful and useful, but with much smaller machinery and less workers. Infact, it is now closed down, how I wish I had seen this some twenty years back, when the industry was still in its prime days in south India.
Better than most modern KZread videos !
These are the golden age sadly not going to come back.
Great informative vintage documentary
Superb.. Superb.. Superb..
amazing work without any safety gear
A landmark program in the industrial growth.
Camera work doesn't feel like 1940, but more like 2040! Flawless production.
Very worth documentry film
Bimal Roy is ahead of times
Fascinating
Glad to see an archaic video, rare videos.
Superb pic quality. Use of Tins are still prevalent in rural India to some extent as shown in the film
Marvelous 👍
Maruti suzuki actually took it very seriously and successfully making mils out if it.
@nityanandsaswade5003
3 жыл бұрын
😂 Actually.
Beautiful
Indians have been the most efficient people back then.
The level of automation even at that time makes me wonder in awe if we really advanced much
Great
Good old days. Wide roads, simple people, unadulterated food, lot of time for yourself and for others, sincere friends, much less corruption etc etc.
@rajaram3190
5 жыл бұрын
Much less corruption !!! You know little about corruption and moal degradation in those times
@abhinav7302
4 жыл бұрын
And poverty, slaveness of british, short and hard life. We are living in much better world, all those problem which you told can be solved.
@popefrancis8153
3 жыл бұрын
@@abhinav7302 actually most people weren’t very poor Neither were they rich
@abhinav7302
3 жыл бұрын
@@popefrancis8153 ya thaa why JUST 3 million people died due to starvation in only just bengal.
@popefrancis8153
3 жыл бұрын
@@abhinav7302 Yes grow more cash crops And see what happens
Miss those golden days… as a child I remembering buying oils from shops who will stack these tins & load the small vessels we carry with oil… hate the world of plastics now albeit it has made life easy😢
Direction 💥
I remember using tin to fetch from spring water in my younger days
Bimal da - superb
multitalented people
nice documentary, nice camera work.
Very interesting.great
SHRI BIMAL ROY WAS A GREAT FILM 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The exact same designs is used by today and we still have these tings in our homes.
Super super super👌👌👌
And the story is still going on...
This time Bangladesh also india jai hind ...
Wow love it
So nice
Amazing video 😊😊
This feels so disheartening, from having 27% of world GDP in 1700 to becoming Tin India in 1941. ...
This is satisfying!
Even after 75 years of independence what's appalling is that many people live in the same way in the rural areas.
Great video, those days when use of PPEs such as gloves, goggles and face masks was unheard of. We have better working conditions today in most of the industry.