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Satyajit Ray
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 2, 1921Died April 23, 1992 (70 years)
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.
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 For
Satyajit Ray Filmography
| 2024 | Nayan Rahasya · as Novel |
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| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 2017 | Anukul · as Novel |
| 2016 | Double Feluda · as Novel |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Badshahi Angti · as Novel |
| 2011 | Royal Bengal Rahasya · as Novel |
| 2010 | Gorosthane Sabdhan · as Novel |
| 2008 | Tintorettor Jishu · as Novel |
| 2007 | Kailashey Kelenkari · as Novel |
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| 1991 | |
| 1991 | The Stranger · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Branches of the Tree · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | An Enemy of the People · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | The Home and the World · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | Phatik Chand · as Screenplay |
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| 1981 | Deliverance · as Screenplay |
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| 1979 | The Elephant God · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Chess Players · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Middleman · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Golden Fortress · as Novel |
| 1973 | Distant Thunder · as Screenplay |
| 1971 | Company Limited · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | The Adversary · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | Days and Nights in the Forest · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | Baksa Badal · as Screenplay |
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| 1967 | The Zoo · as Screenplay |
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| 1965 | The Coward · as Screenplay |
| 1965 | The Holy Man · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Lonely Wife · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | The Big City · as Screenplay |
| 1962 | The Expedition · as Screenplay |
| 1962 | Kanchenjungha · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Three Daughters · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Rabindranath Tagore · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | The Goddess · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | The World of Apu · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Music Room · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Philosopher's Stone · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | The Unvanquished · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Pather Panchali · as Screenplay |
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| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) |
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| 2021 | Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient (pre-Recorded In Calcutta) |
| 1984 | The Music of Satyajit Ray · as Self |
| 1982 | Satyajit Ray · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Sikkim · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1961 | Rabindranath Tagore · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2025 | Feluda Pherot - Jawto Kando Kathmandute (TV Series) · as Original Story |
| 2022 | The Storyteller · as Author |
| 2021 | Ray (TV Series) · as Story |
| 2021 | Chonchu · as Story |
| 2020 | Feluda Pherot (TV Series) · as Based On A Novel By |
| 2019 | Professor Shanku O El Dorado · as Story |
| 2017 | A Unicorn Adventure · as Story |
| 2017 | Feluda (TV Series) · as Original Story |
| 2014 | Chaar · as Story |
| 2013 | Bombay Talkies · as Story |
| 2012 | Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy · as Story |
| 2011 | Royal Bengal Rahasya · as Composer |
| 2010 | Gorosthane Sabdhan · as Composer |
| 2008 | Tintorettor Jishu · as Composer |
| 2000 | Dr. Munshir Diary · as Composer |
| 2000 | Dr. Munshir Diary · as Author |
| 1999 | Golapi Mukta Rahasya · as Original Music Composer |
| 1999 | Golapi Mukta Rahasya · as Story |
| 1999 | Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo · as Original Music Composer |
| 1999 | Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo · as Original Story |
| 1998 | Ray's Gossip (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1998 | Ray's Gossip (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1998 | Jahangirer Swarnamudra · as Original Story |
| 1996 | Sheyal Debota Rahasya · as Original Story |
| 1996 | Bosepukure Khunkharapi · as Original Story |
| 1996 | The Mystery of the Box · as Original Music Composer |
| 1996 | Feluda 30 (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1996 | Joto Kando Kathmandute · as Original Story |
| 1991 | Goopy Bagha Phire Elo · as Original Music Composer |
| 1991 | The Stranger · as Original Music Composer |
| 1990 | The Branches of the Tree · as Original Music Composer |
| 1989 | An Enemy of the People · as Original Music Composer |
| 1984 | The Home and the World · as Original Music Composer |
| 1981 | Deliverance · as Original Music Composer |
| 1981 | Sikkim · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | The Kingdom of Diamonds · as Costume Designer |
| 1980 | The Kingdom of Diamonds · as Original Music Composer |
| 1979 | The Elephant God · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | The Chess Players · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | The Middleman · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | The Golden Fortress · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Distant Thunder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Company Limited · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Adversary · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | Days and Nights in the Forest · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | Baksa Badal · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha · as Costume Designer |
| 1969 | The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | The Zoo · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | The Hero · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Shakespeare-Wallah · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Two · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | The Coward · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | The Holy Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | The Lonely Wife · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | The Big City · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | The Expedition · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | Kanchenjungha · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Three Daughters · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | The Philosopher's Stone · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | The River · as Assistant Director |