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| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray on Cinema Satyajit Ray, 2013-04-02 Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema, was a Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who set a new standard for Indian cinema with his Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) (1956), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959). His work was admired for its humanism, versatility, attention to detail, and skilled use of music. He was also widely praised for his critical and intellectual writings, which mirror his filmmaking in their precision and wide-ranging grasp of history, culture, and aesthetics. Spanning forty years of Ray's career, these essays, for the first time collected in one volume, present the filmmaker's reflections on the art and craft of the cinematic medium and include his thoughts on sentimentalism, mass culture, silent films, the influence of the French New Wave, and the experience of being a successful director. Ray speaks on the difficulty of adapting literary works to screen, the nature of the modern film festival, and the phenomenal contributions of Jean-Luc Godard and the Indian actor, director, producer, and singer Uttam Kumar. The collection also features an excerpt from Ray's diaries and reproduces his sketches of famous film personalities, such as Sergei Eisenstein, Charlie Chaplin, and Akira Kurosawa, in addition to film posters, photographs by and of the artist, film stills, and a filmography. Altogether, the volume relays the full extent of Ray's engagement with film and offers extensive access to the thought of one of the twentieth-century's leading Indian intellectuals. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray on Cinema Satyajit Ray, 2011 This book contains series of essays that present Satyajit Ray's reflections on the art and craft of the cinematic medium and sentimentalism, mass culture, silent films, the influence of the French New Wave, and the experience of being a successful director. The author also speaks on the difficulty of adapting literary work to screen, the nature of the modern film festival, and the phenomenal contributions of Jean-Luc Godard and Indian actor, director, producer, and singer Uttam Kumar. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Andrew Robinson, 2005-10-07 Satyajit Ray's work put India on the map of world cinema and led Akira Kurosawa to say of him: Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon. Beginning with Pather Panchali, released fifty years ago this year, Ray won almost every major prize, including an Oscar for lifetime achievement. What makes him unparalleled in cinema is that he was personally responsible for all aspects of his films-from script to music. Published as a lavish album, the hundreds of illustrations in this book include drawings by Ray, film stills and photographs by Nemai Ghosh, who accompanied Ray and observed his work for nearly twenty-five years. |
| satyajit ray: Speaking of Films Satyajit Ray, 2005 Presents India's greatest film-maker on the art and craft of films. Speaking of Films brings together some of Ray's most memorable writings on film and film-making. With the masterly precision and clarity that characterize his films, Ray discusses a wide array of subjects: the structure and language of cinema with special reference to his adaptations of Tagore and Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay, the appropriate use of background music and dialogue in films, the relationship between a film-maker and a film critic, and important developments in cinema like the advent of sound and colour. He also writes about his own experiences, the challenges of working with rank amateurs, and the innovations called for when making a film in the face of technological, financial and logistical constraints. In the process, Ray provides fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses of the people who worked with him - the intricacies of getting Chhabi Biswas, who had no ear for music, to play a patron of classical music in Jalsaghar, the incredible memory of the seventy-five-year-old Chunibala Devi, Indir Thakrun of Pather Panchali, and her remarkable attention to details. |
| satyajit ray: Portrait of a Director Marie Seton, 2003 Satyajit Ray was India's first film-maker to gain international recognition as a master of the medium, and today he continues to be regarded as one of the world's finest directors of all time. This book looks at his work. |
| satyajit ray: The Cinema of Satyajit Ray Darius Cooper, 2000-01-13 Satyajit Ray is India's greatest filmmaker and his importance in the international world of cinema has long been recognised. Darius Cooper's study of Ray is the first to examine his rich and varied work from a social and historical perspective, and to situate it within Indian aesthetics. Providing analyses of selected films, including those that comprise The Apu Trilogy, Chess Players, and Jalsaghhar, among others, Cooper outlines Western influences on Ray's work, such as the plight of women functioning within a patriarchal society, Ray's political vision of the 'doubly colonised', and his attack and critique of the Bengali/Indian middle class of today. The most comprehensive treatment of Ray's work, The Cinema of Satyajit Ray makes accessible the oeuvre of one of the most prolific and creative filmmakers of the twentieth century. |
| satyajit ray: The Best of Satyajit Ray 2 Satyajit Ray, 2023-02-06 Satyajit Ray (1921-1991), polymath, polyglot, novelist, short-story writer, illustrator, designer, music composer, was one of the most eminent film directors of world cinema. His Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road, 1955) established his position as a major film director, winning numerous awards. Recipient of the Lifetime Academy Award in 1992 'In recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world', Ray took Indian cinema to a grand platform hitherto unachieved by any Indian film director. Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means,' said Akira Kurosawa, 'existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.' While Ray's films are fairly well-known, his writings-fiction and non-fiction-written in Bengali and English continue to attract attention. His illustrations, design works, comic strips, science fictions, detective stories are gems of Indian literature. Ray's non-fictions are gems, which bring to lights his thoughts on film-making, film appreciation, composition of music, art, design and screenplay, among others. 'The Penguin Ray Library' is an endeavour to open a window to the master's writings to a wide spectrum of readers. From the ever-popular adventures of Ray's enduring creation, the professional sleuth Feluda to the chronicles of Professor Shonku; short stories; writings on filmmaking; and thoughts on world as well as Indian cinema, among others, this anthology, a two-volume boxset, The Best of Satyajit Ray is not only a treat for the Ray enthusiasts but also a collector's edition. |
| satyajit ray: My Years With Apu Satyajit Ray, 2000-10-14 The absorbing story of how one of the greatest directors of our time began his film-making career. |
| satyajit ray: 14 Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, 2014-01-27 An anthology of short stories that master film-maker Satyajit Ray adapted into films.A rich zamindar has a dream that his daughter-in-law is an incarnation of Kali; a clerk's life turns upside down when he stumbles upon a magical stone which can turn any base metal into gold; a housewife steps out of her lowermiddle-class household into the big city to work as a salesgirl,and is awestruck by its labyrinthine ways; blessed with three magical boons from the king of ghosts, Goopy and Bagha fight the evil plans of the king of Halla and save the kingdom of Shundi; a group of friends run into a self-proclaimed ageless sage who claims to have been friends with Plato, Jesus and Buddha.With short stories from legendary writers like Tagore, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Rajshekhar Basu and Premchand, Fourteen is a beautiful collection of tales Satyajit Ray transformed into films, that have endured and become classics we all love and admire. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray, 2007 Interviews with India's preeminent film director and creator of the Apu trilogy |
| satyajit ray: Childhood Days Satyajit Ray, 1998 Delightful Anecdotes From The Life Of One Of The World'S Greatest Film-Makers Who Was Satyajit Ray, Writer, Director, Music Composer And Artist? Where Did He Make His Beginnings? Who Were The People He Grew Up With? In This Charming Collection Of Stories From Ray'S Childhood And Film-Making Days, We Get A Glimpse Into The Life Of A Man Who Appeared Serious And Aloof To The World, And Find A Different, More Accessible Ray-Humorous, Tender, Affectionate. He Tells Us About His First Taste Of An Ice Cream, His Initial Understandings Of The Principles Of Photography, And The Teasing He Had To Endure In School Because Of His Famous Father And Grandfather. With Unassuming Grace He Writes About His Vast, Talented Family, Where Each Member Had His Or Her Special Quirks And Eccentricities. In This Volume, Ray Also Shares Some Of His Experiences While Shooting Pather Panchali-His Epic Debut, And Subsequent Films, Particularly For Children. He Describes How An Entire Field Of Kaash Flowers Was Eaten Up By Cows Before He Could Shoot His Famous Scene With The Train In Pather Panchali; And How A Circus Tiger Let Loose In A Bamboo Grove Chased Away A Group Of Curious Onlookers In The Blink Of An Eye. Frank And Funny, These Stories Written Originally For The Bengali Children'S Magazine Sandesh, Are An Essential Read For All Ray Enthusiasts As Well As Those Who Want To Know Ray, The Writer And Film-Maker, Better. Translated From The Bengali By Bijoya Ray |
| satyajit ray: The Apu Trilogy Satyajit Ray, 1985 With the Apu Trilogy - Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar - in the fifties, Satyajit Ray caught the attention of film enthusiasts all over the world. The trilogy is the story of growing up in India. It traces Apus growth from childhood - cruelly poor but brightened by a passion for creativity and learning - to battered maturity. This 50th Anniversary volume, containing a foreword and working sketches by Ray presents the first authorized publication of these scripts in their entirety along with extensive interviews with Ray himself. Fresh material special to this edition includes an expansive interview with Ray by Shyam Benegal, himself a leading filmmaker with several award winning films to his credit. In the interaction between the two directors, Ray talks about early influences, the experience of making the Apu Trilogy, the importance of music and the portrayal of women in his film as well as other aspects of his craft. This edition also includes a complete filmography. |
| satyajit ray: Best Of Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray, 2001-12-07 Twentyone extraordinary stories from a master storyteller For several decades now, Satyajit Ray’s tales about unusual happenings and bizarre characters rooted in familiar surroundings have both regaled and terrified his readers, young and old alike. Here finally are the very best of his short stories, available together for the first time between two covers. In these pages, you will encounter— •The Hungry Septopus, a carnivorous plant with a monstrous appetite • Barin Bhowmick, a kleptomaniac who is taken back several years by a chance encounter on a train • Patol Babu, an amateur actor for whom a walkon part in a movie turns into the ultimate challenge • Bipin Chowdhury, who seems to be suffering from a most disagreeable bout of amnesia • Bonku Babu, a mofussil schoolteacher who is visited one night by a friendly and somewhat awkward alien • Ashamanja Babu’s Dog, who bursts out laughing one morning • Anath Babu, a ghost hunter who finds himself being stalked by his terrifying quarry and many, many more unforgettable characters This collection features four new stories, translated specially for this volume, including ‘Pikoo’s Diary’, Ray’s masterpiece about a small boy’s perception of his mother’s adulterous affair, written as a child’s diary. It also contains all eight short stories that Satyajit Ray translated himself into English. Hilarious and sinister by turns, this is perfect bedtime reading for those who like their terror seasoned with a pinch of humor, and a collector’s item for all Ray aficionados. |
| satyajit ray: Adventures Of Feluda : Bandits of Bombay Satyajit Ray, 2016-03-01 A murder in an elevator. A trail of heady perfume. The nanasaheb's priceless naulakha necklace. Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu are in Bombay where Jatayu's latest book is being filmed under the title Jet Bahadur. Soon after Jatayu hands over a package to a man in a red shirt, a murder takes place in the high-rise where the producer lives. Feluda and his companions find themselves in the midst of one of their most thrilling adventures ever, with a hair-raising climax aboard a train during location shooting. Feluda’s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions. Translated from the Bengali by Gopa Majumdar. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray: An Intimate Master Santi Das, 1998-10-16 Satyajit Ray: An Intimate Master is an invaluable sourcework for studies in the work of Satyajit Ray and offers fascinating reading at the same time. Specially commissioned articles by experts and some of Ray's closest associates, relations and friends provide insights into the entire range of the creativity of Satyajit Ray, one of the world's greatest filmmakers—as artist and designer, writer, and filmmaker—and the environment that nurtured him. The contributions unravel features never before touched—upon all those subterranean elements that went into the making of his films and his artistic character. They should serve to open up new approaches to and possibilities for fresh readings of Ray's works in fiction, design and filmmaking alike. The 400-odd illustrations—several of them appearing in print for the first time—bring together a wide range of film stills, working stills, book illustrations, early drawings and sketches, layouts for advertisement insertions, film posters, brochures, portraits, caricatures, jacket designs, giving viewers a rare chance of studying the entirety of Ray's visual imagination and artistic craftsmanship. The memoiral, and analytical and critical pieces are supplemented by a comprehensive and thoroughly authenticated documentation, covering Ray's biography, a chronology of his films, filmography, synopses and cast/credits, awards and honours, his contributions to works by others, discography, bibliography, citations received on several occasions, the text of his earliest literary work, reproductions of his earliest artistic works, and portfolios on the making of Pather Panchali, his masterwork, and his involvement with Sandesh, the popular children's periodical launched by his grandfather that Ray revived in 1961, from a passionate concern for the enlightenment of children, a project that grew to be a passion of his in his last years. A selection of reviews of Ray’s films, national and international, arranged chronologically and filmwise offer a record of the world’s perception of and response to his films over four decades, in historical perspective. The volume as a whole, the product of several years’ research, has drawn on the rich collection of relevant documentary and archival material and memorabilia lying with the Ray family; and with the thoroughness that has gone into its documentation, it will be, for several years to come, the most authoritative and exhaustive and reliable work on Satyajit Ray. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Andrew Robinson, 1989 A portrayal of noted Indian film maker Satyajit Ray's life and achievements from a perspective that takes into account his family background and the many disparate influences on him, from orthodox Hinduism and Tagore to Hollywood movies and classical music. |
| satyajit ray: Looking Beyond Jayanti Sen, 2012 This book provides an overview of the immense body of work that constitutes renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's graphic designs. A consummate artist from his early years, Ray designed more than 5500 book covers, posters, ad layouts, and film titles. |
| satyajit ray: Cinema, Emergence, and the Films of Satyajit Ray Keya Ganguly, 2010 This is a deeply researched, theoretically sophisticated and organic study. Keya Ganguly's intellectual tour de force in this analysis of the great Indian film maker Satyajit Ray will provide a benchmark for future studies of the subject.--Partha Mitter, author of The Triumph of Modernism: Indian Artists and the Avant-Garde 1922-1947 What distinguishes Ganguly's book from the more fashionable approaches to non-Western cinema is her willingness to assert the importance of European theory--specifically, writings on film by Eisenstein, Benjamin, Kracauer, Balázs, among others--as a way to elaborate Satyajit Ray's contributions in the larger postwar context of an international New Wave cinema movement. She does this with extraordinary intelligence and finesse, and the result is an illuminating statement on how a cinema that seems nostalgic for a disappearing cultural past can in fact be read, for the first time perhaps, for its intimations of an as-yet unrealized futurity.--Rey Chow, author of Sentimental Fabulations, Contemporary Chinese Films |
| satyajit ray: Understanding Screenplays of Satyajit Ray Tamal Dasgupta, 2015 |
| satyajit ray: My Years with Apu Satyajit Ray, 2020-04-20 The absorbing story of how one of the greatest directors of our time began his film-making career 'Ray's fascinating account of how he made the (Apu) trilogy and how his passion for cinema was first kindled.' -India Today 'Written in an impeccable style it brings back memories of an era when film-making was an art born out of a love for the medium and not merely a means to make money. -Sunday Mail 'My Years With Apu prompts wistful thoughts of those other books, the other Ray masterpieces that remained unwritten at the time of the director's death.' -Indian Review of Books 'A swift, detailed, precise narrative...the story and its many links still retain, as a powerful myth of artistic genesis, their freshness, and may have acquired a new significance with the passing of time.' -The Telegraph |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Miscellany Satyajit Ray, 2022-06-24 More than seventy rarest essays on filmmaking, screenplay writing, autobiographical pieces and rare photographs and manuscripts of Ray 'Ray is a most singular symbol of what is best and most revered in Indian cinema' - Adoor Gopalakrishnan 'Satyajit Ray, I salute you. The greatest of our poets of the cinema'-Ben Kingsley Satyajit Ray (1921-1992), one of the doyens of world cinema, gave a unique aesthetic expression to Indian cinema, music, art and literature. His writings, especially, autobiographical works, thoughts on filmmaking, screenplay writing and eminent personalities from art, literature and music, among others, are considered treasure troves, which largely remained unseen and therefore less known till date. Satyajit Ray Miscellany, the second book in The Penguin Ray Library series, brings to light some of the rarest essays and illustrations of Ray that opens a window to the myriad thought-process of this creative genius. With more than seventy gripping write-ups and rare photographs and manuscripts, this book is a collector's item. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Ben Nyce, 1988-10-24 With 26 films to his credit and numerous international prizes, Satyajit Ray is India's most recognized filmmaker. Nyce examines each of Ray's films in close detail and provides a cinematic examination of his unique style. Nyce explores Ray's career chronologically to best chart his stylistic development as a filmaker. Each chapter considers one film and how it expressed the particular quality of rhythm and mood which characterizes his work. Narrative synopses are first presented, and the opinions of his critics are continually noted and discussed. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Andrew Robinson, 1989-01-01 Profiles the life of the Indian director, and discusses the making of each of his films |
| satyajit ray: Hyderabad, the Social Context of Industrialisation, 1875-1948 Si. Vi Subbārāvu, 2007 This book brings together Satyajit Ray s major writings and talks on film makers, and presents them in two sections. Our Films is devoted mainly to his own experiences and contains many interesting anecdotes, but also has observations to offer on trends in Indian films. Their Films deals with some films abroad that have become landmarks in the history of cinema from the silent era to the present day and offers glimpses of great directors like Renoir, John Ford, Kurosawa and Charlie Chaplin, who are Ray s personal favourites. |
| satyajit ray: Cinema, Emergence, and the Films of Satyajit Ray Keya Ganguly, 2010-06-08 Although revered as one of the world’s great filmmakers, the Indian director Satyajit Ray is described either in narrowly nationalistic terms or as an artist whose critique of modernity is largely derived from European ideas. Rarely is he seen as an influential modernist in his own right whose contributions to world cinema remain unsurpassed. In this benchmark study, Keya Ganguly situates Ray’s work within the internationalist spirit of the twentieth century, arguing that his film experiments revive the category of political or committed art. She suggests that in their depictions of Indian life, Ray’s films intimate the sense of a radical future and document the capacity of the image to conceptualize a different world glimpsed in the remnants of a disappearing past. |
| satyajit ray: Gendered Modernity and Indian Cinema Devapriya Sanyal, 2021-12-09 This book analyses the role of women in the films of one of the leading filmmakers of the ‘Third World’ in the 1950s, Satyajit Ray, a national icon in filmmaking in India. The book explores the portrayal of women in the context of the creation of national culture after India became independent. Gender issues were very important to India under Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1950s – with the enactment of inheritance and divorce laws. Ray’s portrayal of women and his films anticipate much of the theorizing of later-day feminism. This book analyses cinematic texts with special reference to the women characters using feminist film theory and representation along with a study of the socio-political and economic conditions pertinent to the times – both relevant to the film’s making and its setting. The primary texts studied are films spanning over four decades from Pather Panchali (1955) to his last trilogy and are based on a categorization of the broad feminine ‘types’ represented in the films – based on the socio-political situations in which they are placed – and their relationships with the other characters present. Ray’s portrayal of women has an enormous bearing on our understanding of how modern India evolved in the Nehru era and after, and this book explore just that: the place of the woman as it is and should be in a young nation encumbered by patriarchy. Gendered Modernity and Indian Cinema will be of interest to academics in the field of World cinema, Indian and Bengali cinema, Film Studies as well as Gender Studies and South Asian culture and society. |
| satyajit ray: Travails with the Alien Satyajit Ray, 2018-04-25 Satyajit Ray was a master of science fiction writing. Through his Professor Shonku stories and other fiction and non-fiction pieces, he explored the genre from various angles. In the 1960s, Ray wrote a screenplay for what would have been the first-of-its-kind sci-fi film to be made in India. It was called The Alien and was based on his own short story Bonkubabur Bandhu. On being prompted by Arthur C. Clarke, who found the screenplay promising, Ray sent the script to Columbia Pictures in Hollywood, who agreed to back it, and Peter Sellers was approached to play a prominent role. Then started the Ordeals of the Alien as Ray calls it, as even after a series of trips to the US, UK and France, the film was never made, and more shockingly, some fifteen years later, Ray watched Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind and later E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, and realized these bore uncanny resemblances to his script The Alien, including the way the ET was designed! A slice of hitherto undocumented cinema history, Travails with the Alien includes Ray's detailed essay on the project with the full script of The Alien, as well as the original short story on which the screenplay was based. These, presented alongside correspondence between Ray and Peter Sellers, Arthur C. Clarke, Marlon Brando, Hollywood producers who showed interest, and a fascinating essay by the young student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism who broke the Spielberg story, make this book a rare and compelling read on science fiction, cinema and the art of adaptation. |
| satyajit ray: Manik Da Nemai Ghosh, 2011-04-15 Satyajit Ray, known to his intimates as Manik-da, remains India's most respected name in international film circles. This book reveals in its simplicity the ease and camaraderie between Satyajit Ray, one of India's finest film-makers, and Nemai Ghosh, photographer extraordinaire. Manik-da is the latter's endeavour to depict the man behind the director's mask. Ghosh first worked with Ray on Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, and Ray immediately found in him a kindred spirit who intuitively understood his requirements - and whom he understood. Thus was formed a partnership that spanned over a quarter of a century. In the process, Ghosh was able to photograph Ray at work and play, capturing on film the many moods of the master director. This nuanced and lucid translation from the Bengali original, which includes a perceptive Foreword by Sharmila Tagore, presents to the English reader Ghosh's thoughts on Ray with over fifty exquisite, never-before-seen photographs. |
| satyajit ray: The Complete Adventures of Feluda Satyajit Ray, 2015-06-01 Nineteen gripping tales of suspense and mystery For readers who enjoyed the adventures of Feluda in Volume 1, this second omnibus volume holds more delights. Accompanied by his cousin Topshe and the bumbling crime writer Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu), Feluda travels from Puri to Kedarnath, from Kathmandu to London in his pursuit of culprits; he tracks down Napoleon’s last letter, a forgotten painting by Tintoretto and a stolen manuscript. |
| satyajit ray: The Apu Trilogy Andrew Robinson, 2010-10-12 I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing 'Pather Panchali', noted Akira Kurosawa. Satyajit Ray's three films about the boyhood, adolescence and manhood of Apu, 'Pather Panchali' (1955), 'Aparajito' (1956) and 'The World of Apu' (1959) - collectively known as The Apu Trilogy - are established classics of world cinema. The Trilogy was the chief reason for Satyajit Ray's receiving a Hollywood Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1992, just before his death. This book by Ray's biographer and world authority Andrew Robinson is the first full study of the Trilogy. Robinson - who came to know the director well during the last decade of his career - covers the literary and cultural background to the films, their production, their music composed by Ravi Shankar, their aesthetic value, and their complex critical reception in the East and the West, from 1955 up to the present day. Extensively and beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, 'The Apu Trilogy' will appeal to anyone captivated by the unique world created by Satyajit Ray. |
| satyajit ray: Adventure of Feluda, The: Emperor's Ring Satyajit Ray, 2015-12-23 A stolen ring. A private menagerie. A mysterious ‘spy’ . . . The first novel to feature master sleuth Feluda and his teenage assistant Topshe, The Emperor’s Ring is full of adventure, mystery and intrigue. Feluda and Topshe are on holiday in Lucknow when a priceless Mughal ring is stolen. Feluda begins to investigate the case and finds himself hot on the trail of a devious criminal. Feluda’s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions. |
| satyajit ray: The Pather Panchali of Satyajit Ray Surendar Chawdhary, 2011 Pather Panchali is the Taj Mahal of 1950's Indian cinema. This critical work examines the classic film from the perspective of a director. The book includes about 475 hand-drawn, ink-wash, black and white sketches of frames from the film and Ray's two forgotten articles from the Apu trilogy days--Provided by publisher. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Suranjan Ganguly, 2000 Suranjan Ganguly's book examines in depth six of Ray's major films focusing on issues such as human subjectivity, the importance of education, the emancipation of women, the rise of the new middle class, and the crisis of identity in post-Independence India. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray Shyam Benegal, Satyajit Ray, 2025-08-05 A fascinating exchange between two giants of Indian cinema, revealing the inner workings of Satyajit Ray's creative process and the vision that shaped world cinema. Two of Indian cinema's most acclaimed auteurs, Satyajit Ray and Shyam Benegal, come together in this intimate dialogue, offering a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a cinematic genius. Based on Benegal's 1985 documentary on Ray, this volume brings together the film's script, excerpts from extended interviews, and a remarkable collection of visual material showcasing Ray's work as a filmmaker, illustrator, designer, and writer. Through candid conversations, Ray reflects on his childhood and the philosophy behind his storytelling, providing an unparalleled look at his creative process. With one master filmmaker capturing another, the result is a deeply personal and layered portrait that moves beyond Ray's films to reveal the man behind the camera. Satyajit Ray: A Film is both a historical document and a celebration of artistic legacy; a rare opportunity to witness a dialogue between two legends shaping the course of Indian and global cinema. |
| satyajit ray: Satyajit Ray's Ravi Shankar Satyajit Ray, 2014-03-30 The incredible story of a film that was never madeIn the 1950s, when Satyajit Ray asked Pandit Ravi Shankar to compose the music for the Apu Trilogy, he conceptualized a film on the legendary sitarist. He also worked out a detailed storyboard for the film. However,for reasons unknown till now, the film was never made and the project was forgotten. Now, for the first time,Ray's storyboard is available. Together with interviews by both Ray and Ravi Shankar on various aspects of their collaboration and a scholarly introduction, this is truly a collector's edition. |
| satyajit ray: Stranger Satyajit Ray, 2001-09-20 A haunting collection of stories from the master of suspense and intrigue, this book showcases some of Satyajit Ray’s memorable explorations into the twilight territories of the peculiar and supernatural. |
| satyajit ray: My Adventures with Satyajit Ray Suresh Jindal, 2017 'Sir, I would like you to make a film in Hindi because I am in the Hindi film industry, or in English, or if not, then in Bengali.' When Suresh Jindal said these words to Satyajit Ray in 1974, he was a rookie producer with a single film - albeit the sleeper hit of the year, Rajnigandha - to his credit. Ray was an icon, among the greatest film-makers in the world. Yet, Ray responded: 'Actually, I have been thinking of doing a film in Hindi', thus paving the way for a remarkable adventure. Shatranj Ke Khilari is Satyajit Ray's only full-length feature film in Hindi/Urdu and his most expensive film. A period piece set in nineteenth-century Lucknow, it employed lavish set designs and stars of both Hindi and Hollywood cinema. Quoting extensively from Ray's fascinating unpublished letters to Jindal, this book evokes the passion, historical research and trademark devotion to detail that Ray brought to every aspect of film production, as also the many epiphanies and pitfalls that accompany all creative collaborations. Coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of the film's release, My Adventures with Satyajit Ray is a fitting tribute to a classic of Indian cinema and its immortal maker. Book jacket. |
| satyajit ray: My Adventures with Satyajit Ray Suresh Jindal, 2017-10-10 For those who know their Indian cinema, Shatranj Ke Khilari is film-maker Satyajit Ray's only feature film in Hindi/Urdu and also his most expensive film, employing lavish stage design and stars of both Mumbai and Western cinema. A period piece set in nineteenth-century Lucknow, capital of the state of Oudh, the film revolves around the court of the flamboyant artist-king Wajid Ali Shah against the backdrop of the East India Company's avaricious annexation of Oudh in 1856.Jindal, Ray's young and artistically committed producer of Shatranj Ke Khilari, looks back on the gripping story of how Ray came to direct the film despite his unequivocal declaration that he would never write and direct a film that was not in Bengali. Quoting extensively from Ray's fascinating unpublished letters to Jindal, it evokes the driving passion, original historical research and trademark devotion to detail that Ray brought to every aspect of the production. |
| satyajit ray: The Pather Panchali Sketchbook Satyajit Ray, 2016-05-01 Pather Panchali placed Indian cinema on the world map in 1955: this is a simple statement of fact, no hyperbole. In the sixty years since, the movie has acquired cult status, and its sketchbook mythical proportions. Believed to have been forever lost after the film-maker donated it to the Cinematheque Francaise archives, the sketchbook is now available as a book, along with other fascinating and previously unseen material on the film: parts of the draft scenario, reviews, recollections, posters and illustrations. For film and Ray enthusiasts, this is a treasure trove, and for a whole new generation of filmgoers, including those who might not even have seen the film yet, it will reveal a process unfolding, a mind at work. As for connoisseurs of the graphic form, Ray's sketches are legend, and the novelistic qualities of this particular sketchbook have been the matter of intense discussion. As much a chronicle of the work of a genius as it is a handbook for aspiring film-makers, this collector's edition of The Pather Panchali Sketchbook is a must-have for every film lover's library. |
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Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ˈʃotːodʒit ˈrae̯] ⓘ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. He is …
Satyajit Ray | Biography, Movies, Awards, & Facts | Britannica
Jun 11, 2025 · Satyajit Ray, Bengali motion-picture director who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, …
Satyajit Ray - IMDb
Satyajit Ray. Writer: Pather Panchali. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In …
Official Website of Satyajit Ray World: Biography
A film director, writer, illustrator, graphic designer and music composer, Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921 into the illustrious Ray (earlier Raychaudhuri) family which had gained …
Biography - Satyajit Ray Org
Apr 23, 1992 · Satyajit Ray, standing 6′-4″ tall, was a towering figure in the world of cinema. He studied at the university in Calcutta and later joined Shantiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s …
Satyajit Ray’s legacy continues to inspire generations - Times of …
3 days ago · Satyajit Ray was the first Indian filmmaker to receive an honorary Oscar in 1992. His influence extended beyond India, inspiring global auteurs like Martin Scorsese and Akira …
Satyajit Ray Wiki, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Satyajit Ray was an Oscar-award-winning Indian Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Writer, and Graphic Designer who predominantly worked in the
Satyajit Ray: An Auteur of the Highest Order - Khabar
An article on the site titled “Satyajit Ray’s Women Were Complementary to Men Rather Than Equals” explains how despite being a staunch feminist, none of Ray’s films are aggressively …
Ray, Satyajit - Encyclopedia.com
May 11, 2018 · The Indian film director Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was noted for his refined and subtly moving studies of native family life. His creations possess a humanistic warmth, …
Satyajit Ray filmography - Wikipedia
A portrait of Satyajit Ray. Satyajit Ray (listen ⓘ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali cinema and who has often been regarded as …
Satyajit Ray - Wikipedia
Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ˈʃotːodʒit ˈrae̯] ⓘ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. He is …
Satyajit Ray | Biography, Movies, Awards, & Facts | Britannica
Jun 11, 2025 · Satyajit Ray, Bengali motion-picture director who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, …
Satyajit Ray - IMDb
Satyajit Ray. Writer: Pather Panchali. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In …
Official Website of Satyajit Ray World: Biography
A film director, writer, illustrator, graphic designer and music composer, Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921 into the illustrious Ray (earlier Raychaudhuri) family which had gained …
Biography - Satyajit Ray Org
Apr 23, 1992 · Satyajit Ray, standing 6′-4″ tall, was a towering figure in the world of cinema. He studied at the university in Calcutta and later joined Shantiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s …
Satyajit Ray’s legacy continues to inspire generations - Times of …
3 days ago · Satyajit Ray was the first Indian filmmaker to receive an honorary Oscar in 1992. His influence extended beyond India, inspiring global auteurs like Martin Scorsese and Akira …
Satyajit Ray Wiki, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Satyajit Ray was an Oscar-award-winning Indian Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Writer, and Graphic Designer who predominantly worked in the
Satyajit Ray: An Auteur of the Highest Order - Khabar
An article on the site titled “Satyajit Ray’s Women Were Complementary to Men Rather Than Equals” explains how despite being a staunch feminist, none of Ray’s films are aggressively …
Ray, Satyajit - Encyclopedia.com
May 11, 2018 · The Indian film director Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was noted for his refined and subtly moving studies of native family life. His creations possess a humanistic warmth, …
Satyajit Ray filmography - Wikipedia
A portrait of Satyajit Ray. Satyajit Ray (listen ⓘ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali cinema and who has often been regarded as …
