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| Satyajit Ray |
Satyajit Ray, (1921-1992) Internationally renowned Bengali filmmaker; Also known as photographer, painter, children's writer, and musician. He was born on 2 May 1921 in Calcutta. His ancestral home was at Masua village in the Kishoreganj district of greater Mymensingh.
His father, the renowned writer, editor, and photographer Sukumar Roy, was a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. His mother Supravya Roy was a musician and skilled in handicrafts and his grandfather Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury was also a renowned writer, children's writer,
Painter, photographer, block designer, and editor of children's magazine Sandesh (1913). Ray lost his father within two years of his birth and spent his childhood and adolescence in the care of his uncle under the care of a determined mother.
Satyajit Ray was admitted to Santiniketan in 1940 after passing Matriculation from Baliganj Government High School and BA in Economics with Honors from Presidency College.
He started his career in 1943 as a commercial artist in an advertising agency. He adds new dimensions to the language and design of advertising. Around the same time, he started painting on the cover of books and magazines.
He formed the Calcutta Film Parliament in 1948 with the help of some friends. The following year he had the opportunity to meet French filmmaker Jean Renoir. Renoya shot some parts of his film The River in Kolkata and Ray witnessed it.
He later set up an organization called Konak Pictures to make films. At that time Ray wrote a screenplay called Perfect Day. During his five-month stay in London in 1950, he watched about 100 films and became acquainted with British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson, film expert Penelope Huston and Gabin Lambti.
He was fascinated by The Bicycle Thief, directed by Vittorio de Sica, Italy, and decided to make a film based on Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's novel Pather Panchali. Returning to the country in October of the same year, he wrote the screenplay and in 1952, he started shooting for amateurs.
He could not finish the work of painting even after selling a lot of loans and jewelry, books, and accumulated assets. With a mortgage of his life insurance policy, he collected only Rs 16,500 from friends and relatives.
He later rented an old camera to cut costs, cut down on food and travel costs, and shot in remote areas of Kolkata. He was looking for a producer who could afford at least Rs 40,000. After one-third of the film was shot, the money raised was gone.
He was compelled to seek financial assistance from the government of West Bengal. Seeing the reluctance of the bureaucrats in this regard, Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy himself arranged for the construction of the film. Pather Panchali was screened in New York in 1955 and in the same year, in August in Kolkata theaters.
Shortly after its release, the film received worldwide acclaim and awards, and accolades. In 1955, Pather Panchali won the President's Award and the West Bengal Journalists' Association Award. That same year, the film won a special jury award at the France International Film Festival as the "Greatest Documentary Document".
The film won awards in various cities and countries around the world, including Edinburgh, Manila, Spain, San Francisco, Berlin, Vancouver, Denmark, and Japan. His second film, Unbeaten, released in 1958, won him the Venice Film Festival Award, the Golden Lion, the Cinema Nuveall, and the Critics Award.
From 1956 until his death in 1992, the film was mixed with his thoughts and actions. He was one of the top ten filmmakers in the world. His film career includes 26 full-length films, 5 documentaries, and 3 telefilms.
Notable among his films are Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajit (1956), Parashpathar (1956), Jalsaghar (1956), Apur Sansar (1959), Devi (1960), Tin Kanya (1971), Rabindranath (1971). Kanchenjunga (1962), Expedition (1972), Mahanagar (1973), Charulata (1974), Cowards and Great Men (1975),
Nayak (196), Zoo (196), Gupi Gain Bagha Bain (1969), Day and Night in the Forest (1960), Rivals (1970), Sikkim (1971), Limited (1971), Ashani Sanket (1983), Sonar Kelwa ( 1974), Inner Eye (1974), Janaranya (1975), Bala (198), Shataranj Ki Khiladi (198), Diamond King's Country (1980),
Piku (1982), Sadagati (1982), Ghare Baire (1974), Sukumar Roy (198), Ganashatru (1989), Shakha Prashakha (1990), Agantuk (1991). He also wrote screenplays and directed music for many films.
Ray also gained fame as a writer. His published books include: Subject Films, Shooting the Same, Our Films There Films, Feluda Series, Shanku Series, Pikur Diary, etc. Awards: A total of 11 international awards for Pather Panchali from 1955 to 1967, apart from India;
Unbeaten 5 international awards including Venice, San Francisco, Berlin, and Denmark. The documentaries 'Rabindranath' and 'Inner Eye' and the TV movie 'Sadgati' have also won awards at home and abroad. He has also received special honors and awards personally. He has received 40 awards from the Government of India and 70 awards in the international arena.
Among these are non-universities of many universities in the country and abroad These include honorary doctorate degrees from many universities at home and abroad, Visva-Bharati's 'Desikottam', 'Dada Saheb Phalke' Award, Magsaysay Award, France's 'Legion of Honor' (198), 'Bharat Ratna' (1992), Special 'Oscar' (1992). ) Rewards etc. Satyajit Ray died on 23 April 1992 in Calcutta
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