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Satyajit Ray(1921-1992)

  • Writer
  • Composer
  • Director
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Satyajit Ray
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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 Awards and set Ray as a world-class director. He died on April twenty-third, 1992.
BornMay 2, 1921
DiedApril 23, 1992(70)
BornMay 2, 1921
DiedApril 23, 1992(70)
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  • Awards
    • 84 wins & 24 nominations

Photos12

Satyajit Ray in Satyajit Ray (1982)
Satyajit Ray in Satyajit Ray (1982)
Satyajit Ray in Satyajit Ray (1982)
Satyajit Ray in Charulata (1964)
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray and Soham Chakraborty in Shakha Proshakha (1990)
Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee in Shakha Proshakha (1990)
Satyajit Ray in Pather Panchali (1955)
Satyajit Ray and Suvalakshmi in Uttoran (1994)

Known for

Subir Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1955
Nayak: The Hero (1966)
Nayak: The Hero
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1966
Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1956
The World of Apu (1959)
The World of Apu
8.5
  • Writer(as script: in subtitles)
  • 1959

Credits

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Writer

  • Shanku Aar Feluda
    • story
    • In Production
  • Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Riddhi Sen in Feluda (2017)
    Feluda
    • original story
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2023
  • Hatyapuri (2022)
    Hatyapuri
    • novel
    • 2022
  • Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain in The Storyteller (2022)
    The Storyteller
    • story
    • 2022
  • Kalpan Mitra, Anirban Chakrabarti, and Tota Roy Chowdhury in Feludar Goyendagiri (2022)
    Feludar Goyendagiri
    • novel
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal, and Harshvardhan Kapoor in Ray (2021)
    Ray
    • based on a short story by
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Chonchu (2021)
    Chonchu
    • story
    • 2021
  • Feluda Pherot (2020)
    Feluda Pherot
    • based on a novel by
    • novel (2020)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee in Professor Shanku O El Dorado (2019)
    Professor Shanku O El Dorado
    • story
    • 2019
  • Bankubabur Bandhu (2018)
    Bankubabur Bandhu
    • original story
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Parambrata Chattopadhyay in Anukul (2017)
    Anukul
    • story
    • TV Short
    • 2017
  • Safwath Tasnia Priyanka in The Revelation (2017)
    The Revelation
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • A Unicorn Adventure (2017)
    A Unicorn Adventure
    • story
    • 2017
  • Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in Double Feluda (2016)
    Double Feluda
    • story
    • 2016
  • Badshahi Angti (2014)
    Badshahi Angti
    • novel by
    • 2014
  • Chaar (2014)
    Chaar
    • story
    • 2014

Composer

  • Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Bibhu Bhattacharya, and Parambrata Chattopadhyay in Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
    Tintorettor Jishu
    • Composer (thematic music)
    • 2008
  • Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick, Tapas Pal, Saswata Chatterjee, and Bibhu Bhattacharya in Satyajiter Goppo (1998)
    Satyajiter Goppo
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2000
  • Dr. Munshir Diary (2000)
    Dr. Munshir Diary
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Ray
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Baksha Rahasya (1996)
    Baksha Rahasya
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Tapan Chatterjee and Rabi Ghosh in Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991)
    Goopy Bagha Phire Elo
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • The Stranger (1991)
    The Stranger
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Lily Chakravarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Ranjit Mallick, and Mamata Shankar in Shakha Proshakha (1990)
    Shakha Proshakha
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Soumitra Chatterjee and Ruma Guha Thakurta in An Enemy of the People (1989)
    An Enemy of the People
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Home and the World (1984)
    The Home and the World
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Haradhan Bannerjee, Biplab Chatterjee, and Tarun Mitra in Phatik Chand (1983)
    Phatik Chand
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Deliverance (1981)
    Deliverance
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Sikkim (1981)
    Sikkim
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • The Inner Eye (1981)
    The Inner Eye
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Tapan Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, and Rabi Ghosh in The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)
    The Kingdom of Diamonds
    • Composer
    • 1980

Director

  • The Stranger (1991)
    The Stranger
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Lily Chakravarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Ranjit Mallick, and Mamata Shankar in Shakha Proshakha (1990)
    Shakha Proshakha
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Soumitra Chatterjee and Ruma Guha Thakurta in An Enemy of the People (1989)
    An Enemy of the People
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Sukumar Ray (1987)
    Sukumar Ray
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1987
  • The Home and the World (1984)
    The Home and the World
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Deliverance (1981)
    Deliverance
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Aparna Sen and Victor Banerjee in Pikoor Diary (1981)
    Pikoor Diary
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Sikkim (1981)
    Sikkim
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Bala (1981)
    Bala
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1981
  • The Inner Eye (1981)
    The Inner Eye
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Tapan Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, and Rabi Ghosh in The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)
    The Kingdom of Diamonds
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Siddhartha Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, and Santosh Dutta in Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God (1979)
    Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The Chess Players (1977)
    The Chess Players
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Jana Aranya (1975)
    Jana Aranya
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Sonar Kella (1974)
    Sonar Kella
    • Director
    • 1974
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Apu Trilogy
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Apu Trilogy

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • script
  • Height
    • 6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
  • Born
    • May 2, 1921
    • Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
  • Died
    • April 23, 1992
    • Calcutta, West Bengal, India(heart ailment)
  • Spouse
    • Bijoya Ray1948 - April 23, 1992 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Sandip Ray
  • Parents
      Sukumar Ray
  • Relatives
      Souradip Ray(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    He is also famous in Bengal, India for his characters in novels including Professor Shonku and Feluda.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The Legion of Honor is the most prestigious award in France and presented to those having exhibited outstanding lifetime achievement in their chosen field of work. Instead of inviting him over to France for the ceremony, then French president François Mitterrand personally went to Ray's doorstep in Calcutta to present him with the honor.
  • Quotes
    For the cinema it's much better to be more concentrated in time. It's an instinctive feeling: I can't put it into words why I feel like that. The film's better if the period is a day or a week or fortnight or a month, so that nobody grows up: everybody's as they were in the beginning.
  • Nicknames
    • Manik
    • God

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