Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an 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.
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.
Known for
![Feludar Goyendagiri: Bhushawrgo Bhoyonkawr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9tVHp9F2pjFUZ1aYmgoAHIyyIqg.jpg)
Feludar Goyendagiri: Bhushawrgo Bhoyonkawr
![Nayan Rahasya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bJS99bwBD2egzMj70KHbLZyITX4.jpg)
Nayan Rahasya
![Captain Spark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1n87YT9Cz1ztrrxOHacSwZjhasL.jpg)
Captain Spark
![Jigarthanda DoubleX](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rlPTdgLfgsSv8WiQXRZ2AVIDwAi.jpg)
Jigarthanda DoubleX
![Master Anshuman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8PRusWgc65oWhW5j62t2ZuzdwOd.jpg)
Master Anshuman
![Hatyapuri](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7fs11D2LMf9UpoDt5sBhpj5naEH.jpg)
Hatyapuri
![The Storyteller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dvvcO7hm4kWGz5dnCXAwpVK8x95.jpg)
The Storyteller
![Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/29YB334BWep5SyX1BPAWJtRZYeC.jpg)
Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat
![Class Friend](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ZisTDHRqRbi1wR1CEGE7ScdefA.jpg)
Class Friend
![Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xIyV8VjF9ZRnI0w2MFJfSxev3q7.jpg)
Ray
![Chonchu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/puawm9OvH7hQBk5VHSZY6lLzzYD.jpg)
Chonchu
![Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n2kg8YanmqZrxAsSzkVIYW6onSt.jpg)
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
![Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZ4us3sVTvTaO29D26ml2wOkAiT.jpg)
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
![Anukul](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Ys9vCV0DxGrMPBn3CewBQn9EUn.jpg)
Anukul
![Double Feluda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9j1C63wiIc1DCZQAj8uOHQytK3K.jpg)
Double Feluda
![Ahalya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qHcWO80QhC8Kkvv54vaU6ymIMPX.jpg)
Ahalya
![Badshahi Angti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kS2GgXu7AKiOxgtGUs48ylUHVfe.jpg)
Badshahi Angti
![Chaar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6m4jgDNJadY3qEGkkbmtVtGptJd.jpg)
Chaar
![Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2Br2RIqiVlJYYLlSrCYYgvEoNnF.jpg)
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy
![Royal Bengal Rahasya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jaEmlW1Ow61h0VKRJti4tFl3paY.jpg)
Royal Bengal Rahasya
![Gorosthane Sabdhan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/txfHZAKr7kdY1MZFktJPg17RHeP.jpg)
Gorosthane Sabdhan
![Tintorettor Jishu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wPuYJ7sHibkVqmpbDyeGpVvMxbv.jpg)
Tintorettor Jishu
![Kailashey Kelenkari](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6vPMuOkSLanA424IFDEBuLsGHG3.jpg)
Kailashey Kelenkari
![Bombaiyer Bombete](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3d7B5hHhzTKIUxRT1QfgzcjhAK5.jpg)
Bombaiyer Bombete
![Dr. Munshir Diary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dBUe3WXl4RNtxo79xRyB0o2vKyO.jpg)
Dr. Munshir Diary
![Golapi Mukta Rahasya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAerJK0y9f12hxnfBGTuajd9CVX.jpg)
Golapi Mukta Rahasya
![Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rxAAVokSeFObomxNKTfvwKvszAb.jpg)
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
![Ghurghutiar Ghotona](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/swUmbVKFSNKveNyAowEWPZgdtkz.jpg)
Ghurghutiar Ghotona
![Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3KLF1njcRlqvcj0jvTuL8kJB9Ir.jpg)
Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram
![Jahangirer Swarnamudra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gbDQEAXkO0xEuEcbzYnc13zC4t2.jpg)
Jahangirer Swarnamudra
![Sheyal Debota Rahasya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eDQYtnLuo8Yls45vdwoM155SsXC.jpg)
Sheyal Debota Rahasya
![Feluda 30](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/83jloLLvABwFKxYZskv2UC7k5x4.jpg)
Feluda 30
![Jato Kando Kathmandute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6nfOnpcfwUuvhHSyIu6biSZoVr9.jpg)
Jato Kando Kathmandute
![Gosainpur Sargaram](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hbfX79HHA070xpbKSUXyvzVRn2Y.jpg)
Gosainpur Sargaram
![The Broken Journey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uV5qhHyKjm3sqAi8bQ1zHgk13yx.jpg)
The Broken Journey
![Goopy Bagha Feere Elo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5O13XA3V6KEuiQ2jIQNMgYCNqLY.jpg)
Goopy Bagha Feere Elo
![The Stranger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uNYlRzs8PBGCvJO5O9NO3Hx7L3x.jpg)
The Stranger
![The Branches of the Tree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/me5vH5pCn1nT66dDMu80ke0QVST.jpg)
The Branches of the Tree
![An Enemy of the People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d5e6NDCkrdhYg9OimxzPPRAKqYm.jpg)
An Enemy of the People
![Sukumar Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x2bCogpm3r8Lu7kSmw3EBALHEIH.jpg)
Sukumar Ray
![The Home and the World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEU1eKvWPzzdMAcwzXjsH69dKro.jpg)
The Home and the World
![The Music of Satyajit Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3eP5huMcJJEvJtrMYUujps2gfPy.jpg)
The Music of Satyajit Ray
![Pikoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXMpRmx2qgl83qocQ1mw6fnnUAn.jpg)
Pikoo
![The Deliverance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4aKOV84pCMOEexl3K06LChitBmS.jpg)
The Deliverance
![The Kingdom of Diamonds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hI8VeJy2wdLTQq19UyrS1PB1x1g.jpg)
The Kingdom of Diamonds
![The Elephant God](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v0CPONn71dFF6Kl2bossZnRJQea.jpg)
The Elephant God
![The Chess Players](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uDvsFcBYjmkjJIXVYgNtkbI9i6K.jpg)
The Chess Players
![The Middleman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6dOHOKvGzL1raSjWPLrnzllweqp.jpg)
The Middleman
![Bala](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z2rJWYlY8sNjy9g27AyzPCMV9vt.jpg)
Bala
![The Golden Fortress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8OP0YahUZTyJV6OuSm17QgCWcKp.jpg)
The Golden Fortress
![Spécial cinéma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jONImBKU4sK9mBcK5cx7a4R4h5v.jpg)
Spécial cinéma
![Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xRFtMf7B0HAlG6BwN7M4qWZsLC1.jpg)
Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray
![Distant Thunder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7AT7RPArBH6k5Ac01VSk2uWQkZW.jpg)
Distant Thunder
![The Inner Eye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lkCJjSNnhIL7zPOw6se3nFonbsh.jpg)
The Inner Eye
![Company Limited](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yNqM9ullGvDACmGdaRs5tfd4fgJ.jpg)
Company Limited
![Sikkim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vCAlPSu3kV2fssatgBHWCDb9SDI.jpg)
Sikkim
![The Adversary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oUGlRTP0DaidYWoE8IfoN9WO1eH.jpg)
The Adversary
![Days and Nights in the Forest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lkaPfN95q8aaO8c0jUR6ytUhcwd.jpg)
Days and Nights in the Forest
![Baksa Badal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bzB8rqNLq3Xvnzmp1BmVb91F80q.jpg)
Baksa Badal
![The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gbWrcxvW25jMJX8U4AzHKjv6Aq0.jpg)
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
![Chiriyakhana](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9OMVD7FqKI5XNpzimFQuF86woTl.jpg)
Chiriyakhana
![The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nsnTflmlbORguQW8z7BltJWIzEJ.jpg)
The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
![The Hero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXWxCRJwmw3NQYRpQHvwsrzaqfU.jpg)
The Hero
![Shakespeare-Wallah](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/irtkkojpoWhIkdA1VCC7r08LzwX.jpg)
Shakespeare-Wallah
![Two](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m1WgEyqPfY5iUI5RKGAH69dp7tf.jpg)
Two
![The Coward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j9BPGpJxmJKC8tJNEMr9xcnHfAC.jpg)
The Coward
![The Holy Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oE1iq1xSzWoFpKw1863l9mxLZ5a.jpg)
The Holy Man
![The Lonely Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ugAVBD6tliYQGy9kAMgjZgXG8NE.jpg)
The Lonely Wife
![The Householder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8LJZtlV3MXMsSdaJSgkQfGFRJMr.jpg)
The Householder
![The Big City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hPDMRWqb5WzXKa4qJCgcnvxAkO6.jpg)
The Big City
![The Expedition](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dqsx54wzgjzWPzh4kRxUMzSj0fV.jpg)
The Expedition
![Kanchenjungha](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/821HdBOmVNqYPvNk8lDVjJ9rtto.jpg)
Kanchenjungha
![The Lost Jewels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ousssJmZITfCqMeP8J4E9IMhwu.jpg)
The Lost Jewels
![Rabindranath Tagore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A59Ane9RhGdOHZjGy4GwuxQm2Et.jpg)
Rabindranath Tagore
![The Goddess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Uf7HhrqrGVFmI3Ec5w9skBDIqC.jpg)
The Goddess
![The World of Apu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Tz1Q69o2n3Zwb0ZffzPL0nFt2T.jpg)
The World of Apu
![The Music Room](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/21Mfk2TTrgy2rv4jeINMKRUUdhW.jpg)
The Music Room
![The Philosopher's Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nWWQiaXmlIAzKj21bBNSLqMRPk6.jpg)
The Philosopher's Stone
![Aparajito](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rIJoxt3zOSoO2XujOVOhvIKIidS.jpg)
Aparajito
![Song of the Little Road](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2pZR9zmUzsblDLE5ndBe57ScqIi.jpg)
Song of the Little Road
![The River](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rC1k4xkffb5sdQlktiP2TyiBxT2.jpg)
The River