When was Satyajit Ray born?

Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May 1921 in Kolkata.

Where did Satyajit Ray study?

Satyajit Ray was educated at University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Ballygunge Government High School, Presidency University.

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Satyajit Ray

सत्यजित राय

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

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Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ʃot̪ːod͡ʒit̪ rae̯] ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of cinema. He is celebrated for works including The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), The Music Room (1958), The Big City (1963), Charulata (1964), and the Goopy–Bagha trilogy (1969–1992).

Quick facts

Born: 2 May 1921 wd
Place of birth: Kolkata wd
Died: 23 April 1992 wd
Place of death: Kolkata wd
Citizenship: India wd
Occupation: film director, writer, composer, film producer, screenwriter, film editor wd
Education: University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Ballygunge Government High School, Presidency University wd
Spouse: Bijoya Ray wd
Official website: satyajitray.org wd

Awards wd

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1959)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (1987)
Ramon Magsaysay Award (1967)
National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film (1955)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film (1955)
Golden Lion (1957)
National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film (1958)
National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1958)
BAFTA Award for Best Film (1958)
Sutherland Trophy (1959)
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film (1961)
Silver Bear for Best Director (1964)
Padma Bhushan (1965)
National Film Award for Best Screenplay (1966)
Bodil Award for Best American Film (1967)

About

Ray was born in Calcutta to author Sukumar Ray and Suprabha Ray. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent film-making after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir (who was in India to make his film The River) and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. He started work on his first film after he returned from London.

Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts. 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 for the movie and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. He also authored several short stories and novels, primarily for young children and teenagers. Popular characters created by Ray include Feluda the sleuth, Professor Shonku the scientist, Tarini Khuro the storyteller, and Lalmohan Ganguly the novelist.

Ray received many major awards in his career, including a record thirty-seven Indian National Film Awards which includes Dadasaheb Phalke Award, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, two Silver Bears, many additional awards at international film festivals and ceremonies; till date remaining the only…

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When was Satyajit Ray born?: Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May 1921 in Kolkata.
Where did Satyajit Ray study?: Satyajit Ray was educated at University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Ballygunge Government High School, Presidency University.

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