
Satyajit Ray
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.
- Known ForDirecting
- Born2 May 1921 (age 104)
- Place of BirthCalcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Satyajit Ray

- Known ForDirecting
- Born2 May 1921 (age 104)
- Place of BirthCalcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

The Apu Trilogy
2025

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021

Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
2019
Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray
1999
The Tree
1998

The Stranger
1991

An Enemy of the People
1990

The Branches of the Tree
1990

Sukumar Ray
1987

The Home and the World
1985

Satyajit Ray
1985

The Music of Satyajit Ray
1984

The Deliverance
1981

Pikoo
1981

The Kingdom of Diamonds
1980

The Elephant God
1979

The Chess Players
1977

The Middleman
1976

Bala
1976

The Golden Fortress
1974

Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray
1974

Distant Thunder
1973

The Inner Eye
1972

Company Limited
1971

Sikkim
1971

Days and Nights in the Forest
1970

The Adversary
1970

The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
1969

Chiriyakhana
1967

The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
1967

The Hero
1966

The Coward
1965

Two
1965

The Holy Man
1965

Charulata
1964

The Big City
1963

The Expedition
1962

Kanchenjungha
1962

Three Daughters
1961

Rabindranath Tagore
1961

The Lost Jewels
1961

Devi
1960

Apur Sansar
1959

The Music Room
1958

The Philosopher's Stone
1958

Aparajito
1956
