Uma Dasgupta, who played the role of 'Durga' in 'Pather Panchali', died at the age of 84. Dasgupta was battling cancer for a long time.
To date, Satyajit Ray is the only Indian to be honoured with the honourary Oscar award. Ray is known as one of the finest filmmakers in the world and in his long career he made many great films like 'Pather Panchali', 'Charulata', 'Mahanagar', 'Sonar Kela', 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi'.
In the history of Cannes Film Market or Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival, it is for the first time that there is an official 'country of honour'.
With the Cannes Film Festival celebrating its 75th edition this year and India being the Country of Honour, the festival will screen Satyajit Ray's acclaimed movie 'Pratidwandi' (1970).
Restored by the National Film Archives recently, Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi will be shown in the Classics Section of the upcoming 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Ray, the illustrator and graphic artist, also found a place in the exhibition where his sketches for advertisements, cover illustrations for his literary works and little magazines are put up for display.
Sadgati turns 40: Satyajit described his story of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film ...not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."
Soon after Dilip Kumar's death, a sketch made by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray went viral on the internet on social media. Made with black ink on white paper, it featured Yusuf Khan holding a mic in his hands. Not only this but an artist from UP's Amroha, Zohaib Khan, designed a charcoal portrait to pay tribute to the late legendary actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee.
Dibyendu, who made a mark with roles in 'Dev.D,' 'Criminal Justice' and 'Undekhi,' says being a part of Ray's work is a dream come true. He is seen in the second story of 'Ray,' titled 'Bahrupiya.' He plays a Muslim seer, whose presence changes the entire story of the protagonist.
Sandip, who has helmed several feature films on Ray's popular fictional sleuth Feluda, told PTI he had given consent to the international OTT platform Netflix to use four stories of his father for the anthology but didn't wish to be kept in the loop "during the process of scripting, narration style and adaptation."
Netflix's anthology 'Ray' is described as 'four tales of love, lust, betrayal and truth tied together by the visionary writings of Satyajit Ray.' It features a stellar cast in Manoj Bajpayee, Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Gajraj Rao, and Bidita Bag, among others. Seen the trailer yet?
In the photo, Azmi is seen seated on a couch along with the celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray, as they engross in a deep conversation. The 'Amar Akbar Anthony' star's husband and lyricist is also seen in the frame seated on the couch next to Ray.
The celebration of India's best-known moviemaker Satyajit Ray's centenary birthday celebrations will remain deserted. The ongoing pandemic and the health emergency which it has created hitting hundreds of thousands of people has forced the family to rethink plans for the celebrations as it thinks such events would be inappropriate at this time.
Sagnik Chatterjee, the director of 2019 documentary 'Feluda:50 years of Ray's Detective', is helming the feature film after nursing the ambition for 18 years. Chatterjee told PTI Ray's filmmaker son Sandip had always been supportive of his wish.
Satyajit Ray's popular short story Master Anshuman will now be adapted for the big screen by a young director and shooting will start from next month. Sagnik Chatterjee, the director of 2019 documentary 'Feluda:50 years of Ray's Detective', is helming the feature film after nursing the ambition for 18 years.
As part of the tribute, IFFI 2021 will showcase Ray's acclaimed "Pather Panchali", the first film of his The Apu Trilogy, 1964 romantic drama "Charulata", "Sonar Kella", his 1977 Hindi directorial debut "Shatranj Ke Khilari" and "Ghare Baire" (1984).
A letter written to Satyajit Ray by Kishore Kumar way back in 1963 is the latest find in the treasure trove of keepsake recently unboxed at the auteur's Bishop Lefroy Road house by his son, Sandip Ray.
In a video, Aparna Sen paid a tribute to Satyajit Ray on his 99th birth anniversary and recited verses from his father Sukumar Ray's poem titled 'Gonf Churi' which was translated beautifully by the thought-provoking visionary.
Featuring the ever-popular mad scientist Shonku, "The Final Adventures of Professor Shonku" is a companion volume to the hugely popular "Diary of a Space Traveller and Other Stories", "The Unicorn Expedition and Other Stories" and "The Mystery of Munroe Island and Other Stories".
Over 1,000 negatives of all Satyajit Ray's works had already been traced in the boxes kept in the loft next to the drawing-room and also in a corner of the room in which the celebrated director used to spend a lot of time while at home.
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