Satyajit Ray
Born: 1921-05-02 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Died: 1992-04-23
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Feluda Pherot - Jawto Kando Kathmandute ... (Original Story)
2024
- Nayan Rahasya ... (Novel)
2023
- Jigarthanda DoubleX ... (Thanks)
- Puroskar - The Prize ... (Story)
- Master Anshuman ... (Original Story)
2022
- Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat ... (Author)
- Hatyapuri ... (Writer)
- The Storyteller ... (Author)
2021
- Ray ... (Story)
- Class Friend ... (Writer)
- Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali as Self (archive footage)
- Chonchu ... (Story)
2020
- The Machine ... (Story)
2019
- Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective as Self (archival footage)
2017
- Anukul ... (Novel)
2016
- Double Feluda ... (Music)
2015
- Ahalya ... (Writer)
2014
- Badshahi Angti ... (Novel)
- Chaar ... (Story)
2013
- Bombay Talkies ... (Short Story)
2012
- Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy ... (Story)
2011
- Royal Bengal Rahasya ... (Novel)
2010
- Gorosthane Sabdhan ... (Novel)
2008
- Tintorettor Jishu ... (Novel)
2007
- Kailashey Kelenkari ... (Novel)
2003
- Bombaiyer Bombete ... (Writer)
2000
- Dr. Munshir Diary ... (Author)
1999
- Ghurghutiar Ghotona ... (Original Story)
- Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram ... (Original Story)
- Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo ... (Original Story)
- Golapi Mukta Rahasya ... (Story)
- Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Jahangirer Swarnamudra ... (Original Story)
- The Tree as Self (archive footage)
1996
- Feluda 30 ... (Story)
- Jato Kando Kathmandute ... (Original Story)
- Bosepukure Khunkharapi ... (Music)
- Sheyal Debota Rahasya ... (Original Story)
- Baksho Rahashya ... (Writer)
- Gosainpur Sargaram ... (Story)
1994
- Uttoran ... (Writer)
1992
- Goopy Bagha Feere Elo ... (Writer)
- Golokdham Rahasya ... (Story)
1991
- The Stranger ... (Director)
1990
- An Enemy of the People ... (Director)
- The Branches of the Tree ... (Director)
1987
- Sukumar Ray ... (Director)
1985
- The Home and the World ... (Director)
- Satyajit Ray as Self
1984
- The Music of Satyajit Ray as Self
1983
- Phatik Chand ... (Screenplay)
1981
- Sadgati ... (Director)
- Indian Talkie as Self
- Pikoo ... (Director)
1980
- The Kingdom of Diamonds ... (Director)
1979
- The Elephant God ... (Director)
1977
- The Chess Players ... (Director)
1976
- The Middleman ... (Director)
- Bala ... (Director)
1974
- Spécial cinéma as Self
- The Golden Fortress ... (Director)
- Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray as Self
1973
- Distant Thunder ... (Director)
1972
- The Inner Eye as Narrator (voice)
1971
- Company Limited ... (Director)
- Sikkim as Narrator (voice)
1970
- The Adversary ... (Director)
- Days and Nights in the Forest ... (Director)
- Baksa Badal ... (Original Music Composer)
1969
- Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne ... (Director)
1967
- The Zoo ... (Director)
- The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray as Self
1966
- The Hero ... (Director)
1965
- Two ... (Director)
- The Coward ... (Director)
- Shakespeare-Wallah ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Holy Man ... (Director)
1964
- Charulata ... (Director)
1963
- The Big City ... (Director)
- The Householder ... (Editor)
1962
- The Expedition ... (Director)
- Kanchenjungha ... (Director)
1961
- Three Daughters ... (Director)
- The Lost Jewels ... (Director)
- Rabindranath Tagore as Narrator (voice)
1960
- Devi ... (Director)
1959
- The World of Apu ... (Director)
1958
- The Music Room ... (Director)
- The Philosopher's Stone ... (Director)
1956
- Aparajito ... (Director)
1955
- Pather Panchali ... (Director)
1951
- The River ... (Assistant Director)