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Satyajit Ray(1921-1992)

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  • 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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    • 83 wins & 23 nominations total

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Known for

Subir Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1955
The Hero (1966)
The Hero
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1966
Smaran Ghosal in The Unvanquished (1956)
The Unvanquished
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1956
Three Daughters (1961)
Three Daughters
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer



  • Shanku Aar Feluda
    • story
    • In Production



  • Nayan Rahasya (2024)
    Nayan Rahasya
    4.8
    • novel
    • 2024
  • Niranjan Nalawade, Ishaan Chatterjee, Anshul Khetre, Pratiik Das Babbar, and Shalini Bhattacharya in Vaada (2024)
    Vaada
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Sunday Suspense Bangla (2019)
    Sunday Suspense Bangla
    9.5
    Podcast Series
    • story
    • novel
    • 2022–2024
  • Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Riddhi Sen in Feluda (2017)
    Feluda
    6.4
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 2017–2023
  • Master Anshuman (2023)
    Master Anshuman
    9.3
    • story
    • 2023
  • Indraneil Sengupta, Subhasish Mukherjee, and Shaheb Chattopadhyay in Hatyapuri (2022)
    Hatyapuri
    5.8
    • novel
    • 2022
  • Paresh Rawal, Revathi, Adil Hussain, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Anindita Bose in The Storyteller (2022)
    The Storyteller
    6.9
    • story
    • 2022
  • Anirban Chakrabarti and Tota Roy Chowdhury in Feludar Goyendagiri (2022)
    Feludar Goyendagiri
    6.6
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 2022
  • Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal, and Harshvardhan Kapoor in Ray (2021)
    Ray
    7.1
    TV Series
    • based on a short story by
    • 2021
  • Chonchu (2021)
    Chonchu
    8.3
    • story
    • 2021
  • Feluda Pherot (2020)
    Feluda Pherot
    7.7
    TV Series
    • based on a novel by
    • 2020
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee in Professor Shanku O El Dorado (2019)
    Professor Shanku O El Dorado
    5.3
    • story
    • 2019
  • Bankubabur Bandhu (2018)
    Bankubabur Bandhu
    9.2
    Video
    • original story
    • 2018
  • Parambrata Chattopadhyay in Anukul (2017)
    Anukul
    7.6
    TV Short
    • story
    • 2017
  • Safwath Tasnia Priyanka in The Revelation (2017)
    The Revelation
    7.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017

Composer



  • Satyajit Ray, Shritama Chanda, and Razen Murmu in Dichotomy (2024)
    Dichotomy
    9.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2024
  • Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Bibhu Bhattacharya, and Parambrata Chattopadhyay in Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
    Tintorettor Jishu
    6.8
    • Composer (thematic music)
    • 2008
  • Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick, Tapas Pal, Saswata Chatterjee, and Bibhu Bhattacharya in Satyajiter Goppo (1998)
    Satyajiter Goppo
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1999–2000
  • Dr. Munshir Diary (2000)
    Dr. Munshir Diary
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Ray
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Baksha Rahasya (1996)
    Baksha Rahasya
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991)
    Goopy Bagha Phire Elo
    7.8
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • The Stranger (1991)
    The Stranger
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Lily Chakravarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Ranjit Mallick, and Mamata Shankar in The Branches of the Tree (1990)
    The Branches of the Tree
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Soumitra Chatterjee and Ruma Guha Thakurta in An Enemy of the People (1989)
    An Enemy of the People
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Home and the World (1984)
    The Home and the World
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Haradhan Bannerjee, Biplab Chatterjee, and Tarun Mitra in Phatik Chand (1983)
    Phatik Chand
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Deliverance (1981)
    Deliverance
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Sikkim (1981)
    Sikkim
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • The Inner Eye (1981)
    The Inner Eye
    7.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1981

Director



  • The Stranger (1991)
    The Stranger
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Lily Chakravarty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Ranjit Mallick, and Mamata Shankar in The Branches of the Tree (1990)
    The Branches of the Tree
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Soumitra Chatterjee and Ruma Guha Thakurta in An Enemy of the People (1989)
    An Enemy of the People
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Sukumar Ray (1987)
    Sukumar Ray
    7.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Home and the World (1984)
    The Home and the World
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Deliverance (1981)
    Deliverance
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Aparna Sen and Victor Banerjee in Pikoor Diary (1981)
    Pikoor Diary
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Sikkim (1981)
    Sikkim
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Bala (1981)
    Bala
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Inner Eye (1981)
    The Inner Eye
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)
    The Kingdom of Diamonds
    8.8
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Siddhartha Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, and Santosh Dutta in The Elephant God (1979)
    The Elephant God
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The Chess Players (1977)
    The Chess Players
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1977
  • The Middleman (1975)
    The Middleman
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Golden Fortress (1974)
    The Golden Fortress
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1974

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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
    Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa and Ray were acquainted. Kurosawa said of Ray's work, "To have not seen the films of Ray is to have lived in the world without ever having seen the moon and the sun.".
  • 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

FAQ

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  • When did Satyajit Ray die?
    April 23, 1992
  • How did Satyajit Ray die?
    Heart ailment
  • How old was Satyajit Ray when he died?
    70 years old
  • Where did Satyajit Ray die?
    Calcutta, West Bengal, India
  • When was Satyajit Ray born?
    May 2, 1921

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