Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Director and writer. Born 2 May 1921 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]. Died 23 April 1992.

4

Titles on Fi1m

89

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

2

BAFTAs2 won · 1 nominated

Born

2 May 1921, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Died

23 April 1992

Active

1955–1959

Frequently works with

Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee

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Satyajit Ray — Satyajit RayDinu Alam Newyork, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Moharaja Tomare Selam: A Satyajit Ray Tribute (2019) at Adamya Bangla, Khulna University — Moharaja Tomare Selam: A Satyajit Ray Tribute (2019) at Adamya Bangla, Khulna UniversityFahad Rahaman Ajhor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Poster Mahanagarmovie by Satyajit Ray (2017) — Poster Mahanagarmovie by Satyajit Ray (2017)Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of Satyajit Ray created by Rishiraj Sahoo in 1997 and edited in 2009 — Portrait of Satyajit Ray created by Rishiraj Sahoo in 1997 and edited in 2009Rishiraj Sahoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Satyajit Ray — Satyajit RayImage via TMDB

Satyajit Ray — Satyajit RayImage via TMDB

Satyajit Ray — Satyajit RayImage via TMDB

Potrait of Satyajit Ray, painted by Rishiraj Sahoo in 1997 — Potrait of Satyajit Ray, painted by Rishiraj Sahoo in 1997Rishiraj Sahoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Dekhun bhalo lage Jodi apnader (2020) — Dekhun bhalo lage Jodi apnader (2020)Chakraborty Sayar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Satyajit Ray — Satyajit RayImage via TMDB

Photographs: Dinu Alam Newyork, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Fahad Rahaman Ajhor, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Rishiraj Sahoo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Rishiraj Sahoo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Chakraborty Sayar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.