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Satyajit Ray
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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 Calcut…
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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.
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2025
Feluda Pherot - Jawto Kando Kathmandute
TV show Original Story
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2024
Nayan Rahasya
Movie Novel
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2023
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Movie Thanks
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2023
Master Anshuman
Movie Original Story
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2023
Puroskar - The Prize
Movie Story
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2022
Hatyapuri
Movie Writer
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2022
The Storyteller
Movie Author
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2022
Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat
Movie Author
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2021
Class Friend
Movie Writer
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2021
Ray
TV show Story
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2021
Chonchu
Movie Story
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2021
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
The Machine
Movie Story
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2019
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
Movie Self (archival footage)
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2017
Anukul
Movie Novel
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2016
Double Feluda
Movie Music
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2015
Ahalya
Movie Writer
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2014
Badshahi Angti
Movie Novel
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2014
Chaar
Movie Story
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2013
Bombay Talkies
Movie Short Story
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2012
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy
Movie Story
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2011
Royal Bengal Rahasya
Movie Novel
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2010
Gorosthane Sabdhan
Movie Novel
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2008
Tintorettor Jishu
Movie Novel
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2007
Kailashey Kelenkari
Movie Novel
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2003
Bombaiyer Bombete
Movie Writer
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2000
Dr. Munshir Diary
Movie Author
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1999
Golapi Mukta Rahasya
Movie Story
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1999
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
Movie Original Story
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1999
Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
Ghurghutiar Ghotona
Movie Original Story
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1999
Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram
Movie Original Story
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1998
Jahangirer Swarnamudra
Movie Original Story
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1998
The Tree
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Sheyal Debota Rahasya
Movie Original Story
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1996
Bosepukure Khunkharapi
Movie Music
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1996
Feluda 30
TV show Story
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1996
Baksho Rahashya
Movie Writer
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1996
Jato Kando Kathmandute
Movie Music
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1996
Gosainpur Sargaram
Movie Story
