Satyajit Ray

In his approximately 43 years of film-making career, Satyajit Ray donned many hats. His contribution to India as a director, music composer, screenplay writer, illustrator and author has been remarkable. After dedicating his life to a total of 36 movies, the Bharat Ratna awardee was also fêted with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1984, among other international honours. On his 98th birth anniversary, here are some of his greatest films that you should add to your must-watch list. Magic Dose Of Ray

One of world's greatest directors, Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921. He was from a family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of the 20th century cinema, Satyajit Ray had a global fan following.

Satyajit Ray, Writer: Pather Panchali. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In 1940, after receiving his degree in science and economics from Calcutta University, he attended Tagore's Viswa-Bharati University. His first movie Pather Panchali (1955) won several International ...

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This is a TV production made in the 60s in Kolkata. It has some rare footages of Satyajit Ray's preparation for a cinematic work, along with some equally rar...

Audrey Hepburn presenting an Honorary Oscar® to Satyajit Ray, in recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures, and of his profound humanitar...

In 1989, on the sets of Ganashatru, the Master himself, sitting and observing the progress of his film. Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray during the making of...

Satyajit Ray, Bengali motion-picture director who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, known as the Apu Trilogy. He was noted for his humanism, his versatility, and his detailed control over his films and their music.

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b. May 2, 1921, Calcutta, India. d. April 23, 1992, Calcutta, India. filmography bibliography web resources Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta into an exceptionally talented family who were prominent in Bengali arts and letters. His father died when he was an infant and his mother and her younger brother's family brought him up. After…

Satyajit Ray (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈʃɔtːodʒit ˈrai̯] (About this soundlisten); 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and author, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.[2][3][4