Satyajit Ray
Biography: Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 02, 1921
Deathday: April 23, 1992
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Known For
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021-03-09
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Overview: A biographical documentary film about the legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, to commemorate Ray's centenary year. The film covers Ray's life and early works, focusing on the making of his first film Pather Panchali.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-09
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Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray
1999-09-10
Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray
Overview: Clips and interviews show that the renowned Satyajit Ray was more than just a filmmaker: He was a sketch illustrator, a music composer, a children's book creator, an all around intellectual.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-09-10
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Satyajit Ray
1985-10-01
Satyajit Ray
Overview: Documentary on director Satyajit Ray, featuring an extensive interview and clips from his films, and location shooting of his film "The Home and the World."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-01
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Sikkim
1971-04-01
Sikkim
Overview: Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-01
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The Inner Eye
1972-01-01
The Inner Eye
Overview: At the age of 54, Binode Bihari Mukherjee, an accomplished painter, lost his sight following an unsuccessful cataract operation. He continued to create art despite his loss of sight. The documentary explores Binode Bihari’s inner eye that guides his fingers to create art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray
1974-01-01
Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray
Overview: Documentary about Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
1967-01-01
The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
Overview: In 1967, Canadian documentarian James Beveridge traveled to Kolkata to film director Satyajit Ray at work. The resulting program, produced for the American public television series “The Creative Person,” features interviews with Ray, several of his actors and crew members, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Music of Satyajit Ray
1984-11-06
The Music of Satyajit Ray
Overview: Based on interviews with Ray himself, and packed with clips from his films, as well as rare-to-come-by footage of his recording sessions, the documentary follows Satyajit Ray’s journey as a music director and composer of his own work on screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1984-11-06
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The Tree
1998-02-06
The Tree
Overview: Filmmaker Catherine Berge profiles the prolific career of East Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-06
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Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
2019-06-07
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
Overview: A documentary exploring the 50-year legacy of Bengali fictional detective Feluda, created by Satyajit Ray.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-07
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Rabindranath Tagore
1961-01-01
Rabindranath Tagore
Overview: Docudrama about the life of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian polymath—poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art, becoming in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The film was released during Tagore's birth centenary year.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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