Satyajit
Ray, son of Sukumar Ray, was a one man army who changed the very way in which
people looked at Indian cinema. Satyajit Ray and genius are two sides of the same coin.
There were several international films that had widely influenced Satyajit Ray.
His self proclamations establish that he was greatly affected by the Bicycle
Thief, which actually inspired him to make films. And closer home it was Rabindranath
Tagore.
Satyajit Ray as a Filmmaker
Satyajit Ray as a filmmaker entered the filmdom with Pather Panchali in 1955. But long before this Satyajit Ray had established the first film society in Kolkata in 1947. Today Pather Panchali is considered a masterpiece in world cinema but upon its release the film was a super flop.
To describe Satyajit Ray just as a director would be understatement for his forte. Apart from being donning the mantle of a director Satyajit Ray was involved with the films as a producer, screenplay writer, composer, dialogue writer and even as a designer. There are few films which had left an indelible mark on Ray's mind and one of them is Bicycle Thief. This film reinstated Satyajit Ray's belief that realist films can still be made. Today he is considered one of the pioneer neo realist Indian directors.
Pather Panchali has been immortalized in the history of world cinema. The making of the film is equally interesting. It had been a long journey for Satyajit Ray to finish his first film. He gathered young talented technicians to make Pather Panchali. From 1950s Satyajit Ray had constantly struggling to make the film and his painstaking efforts finally paid off when in 1955 the film was well received by the film aficionados. Commercially the film was a flop but it catapulted Satyajit Ray to the arena of world cinema. The master had finally arrived in Indian cinema!
He made a sequel to Pather Panchali, Aporajito. This was also his second film. The last part of Pather Panchali was Apur Sansar. The Apu Trilogy is seen as one of the finest works of Satyajit Ray. Ray then went onto make a number of films in Bengali. Most of his films bagged honours in the International Film Festivals. Today India is a known name in international filmdom. This recognition is due to stalwarts like Satyajit Ray. To know more read:
Satyajit Ray as a filmmaker entered the filmdom with Pather Panchali in 1955. But long before this Satyajit Ray had established the first film society in Kolkata in 1947. Today Pather Panchali is considered a masterpiece in world cinema but upon its release the film was a super flop.
To describe Satyajit Ray just as a director would be understatement for his forte. Apart from being donning the mantle of a director Satyajit Ray was involved with the films as a producer, screenplay writer, composer, dialogue writer and even as a designer. There are few films which had left an indelible mark on Ray's mind and one of them is Bicycle Thief. This film reinstated Satyajit Ray's belief that realist films can still be made. Today he is considered one of the pioneer neo realist Indian directors.
Pather Panchali has been immortalized in the history of world cinema. The making of the film is equally interesting. It had been a long journey for Satyajit Ray to finish his first film. He gathered young talented technicians to make Pather Panchali. From 1950s Satyajit Ray had constantly struggling to make the film and his painstaking efforts finally paid off when in 1955 the film was well received by the film aficionados. Commercially the film was a flop but it catapulted Satyajit Ray to the arena of world cinema. The master had finally arrived in Indian cinema!
He made a sequel to Pather Panchali, Aporajito. This was also his second film. The last part of Pather Panchali was Apur Sansar. The Apu Trilogy is seen as one of the finest works of Satyajit Ray. Ray then went onto make a number of films in Bengali. Most of his films bagged honours in the International Film Festivals. Today India is a known name in international filmdom. This recognition is due to stalwarts like Satyajit Ray. To know more read:
