About
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...
Known for
RaySeries • 2021
Bombay TalkiesMovie • 2013
Pather PanchaliMovie • 1955
AparajitoMovie • 1956
The RiverMovie • 1951
The Music RoomMovie • 1958
The StrangerMovie • 1991
The World of ApuMovie • 1959
Jigarthanda DoubleXMovie • 2023
CharulataMovie • 1964
An Enemy of the PeopleMovie • 1990
DeviMovie • 1960
The CowardMovie • 1965
The Chess PlayersMovie • 1977
The Big CityMovie • 1963
The MiddlemanMovie • 1976
Three DaughtersMovie • 1961
The Elephant GodMovie • 1979
Goopy Gyne Bagha ByneMovie • 1969
The AdversaryMovie • 1970
Days and Nights in the ForestMovie • 1970
Company LimitedMovie • 1971
AhalyaMovie • 2015
The HeroMovie • 1966