2. At first I am Bengali then I am
Indian……Satyajit Ray
3. …He is a Word we can take
seriously…..
John Russell Taylor( Sight and sound)
Satyajit Ray, an Indian filmmaker and among the dozen or so great masters of world cinema,
is known for his humanistic approach to cinema.
He took his hand on every part of cinema…..
1.Director
2.Music director
3.Author
4.Cinematographer
5.Screen play
6.lyrisist
4. “I feel that He is a "giant" of the movie industry.”
Akira Kurosawa
FILMOGRAPHY
Pather Panchali (1955) 115min
Aparajito (1956) 113 min
Parash Pathar (1957) 111 min
Jalsaghar (1958) 100 min
Apur Sansar (1959) 106 min
Devi (1960), 93 min
Kanchenjungha (1962) 102 min Colour
Abhijan (1962) 150min
Mahanagar (1963) 131 min
Charulata (1964) 117 min
Nayak (1966) 120 min
Chiriakhana (The Zoo) (1967) 125 min
Goopy Gyn Bagha Byne (1968) 132 min
Aranyer Din Ratri (1969) 115 min
Pratidwandi (1970) 110 min
Seemabaddha (1971) 112 min
5.
Asani Sanket (1973) 101 min Colour
Sonar Kella (1974) 120 min Colour
Jana Aranya (1975) 131 min B/W
Bala (Documentary, 1976) 33 min Colour
Shatrani Ke Khilari (1977) 113 min Colour
Joi Baba Felunath (1978) 112 min Colour
Pikoo (Short, 1980) 26 min Colour
Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980) 118 min Colour
Sadgati (1981) 52 min Colour
Ghare Baire (1984) 140 min Colour
Ganashatru (1989) 100 min Colour
Shakha Proshakha (1990) 121 min Colour
Agantuk (1991) 120 min colour
Documentary
Rabindranath Tagore (Documentary, 1961) 54 min B/W
Two (1964) 15 min
Sikkim (Documentary, 1971) 60 min
The Inner Eye (Documentary, 1972) 20 min Colour
Bala (Documentary, 1976) 33 min Colour
Pikoo (Pikoo’s Day) (Short, 1980) 26 min Colour
Sukumar Ray (Documentary, 1987) 30 min Colour
6. He was also a music director of his
own film
…
8. He got so many award for his
incredible creation
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), 1955
President's Gold & Silver Medals, New Delhi, 1955
Best Human Document, Cannes 1956
Diploma Of Merit, Edinbugh, 1956
Vatican Award, Rome, 1956
Golden Carbao, Manila, 1956
Best Film and Direction, San Francisco, 1957
Selznik Golden Laurel, Berlin, 1957
Best Film, Vancouver, 1958
Critics' Award - Best Film, Stratford, (Canada), 1958
Best Foreign Film, New York, 1959
Kinema Jumpo Award: Best Foreign Film, Tokyo 1966
Bodil Award: Best Non-European Film of the Year, Denmark, 1966
Aparajito (The Unvanquished), 1956
Golden Lion of St. Mark, Venice, 1957
Cinema Nuovo Award, Venice, 1957
Critics Award, Venice, 1957
FIPRESCI Award, London, 1957
Best Film and Best Direction, San Francisco, 1958
International Critic' Award, San Francisco, 1958
Golden Laurel for Best Foreign Film of 1958-59, USA
Selznik Golden Laurel, Berlin, 1960
Bodil Award: Best Non-European Film of the Year, Denmark, 1967
9. President's Gold Medal, New Delhi, 1959
Sutherland Award for Best Original And Imaginative Film, London, 1960
Diploma Of Merit, 14th International Film festival, Edinburgh, 1960
Best Foreign Film, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, USA, 1960
Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, 1955; Aparajito, 1956; Apur Sansar, 1959)
Wington Award for each film, London Festival, 1980
Devi (The Goddess), 1960
President's Gold Medal, New Delhi, 1961
Teen Kanya (Three Daughters /Two Daughters), 1961
President's Silver Medal, New Delhi, 1961 (for Samapti)
Golden Boomerang, Melbourne, 1962 (for the Two Daughters)
Selznik Golden Laurel Award, Berlin, 1963
Rabindranath Tagore (Documentary film), 1961
President's Gold Medal, New Delhi, 1961
Golden Seal, Locarno, 1961
Special Mention, Montevideo, 1962
Abhijan (The Expedition), 1962
President's Silver Medal, New Delhi, 1962
10. Charulata (The Lonely Wife), 1964
President's Gold Medal, New Delhi, 1964
Silver Bear For Best Direction, Berlin, 1965
Catholic Award, Berlin, 1965
Best Film, Acapulco, 1965
Nayak (The Hero), 1966
Best Screenplay and Story, New Delhi, 1967
Critics' Prize (Unicrit award), Berlin, 1966
Special Jury Award, Berlin, 1966
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha), 1968
Award for Best Direction, New Delhi, 1968
President's Gold and Silver Medals, New Delhi, 1970
Silver Cross, Adelaide, 1969
Best Director, Auckland, 1969
Merit Award, Tokyo, 1970
Best Film, Melbourne, 1970
Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress), 1974
President's Silver Medal, Best Screenplay, Direction, New Delhi, 1974
Best Film, Direction and Screenplay, Government of West Bengal, 1974
Best Feature Film for Children and Young Adults, Tehran, 1975
Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players), 1977
Best Feature Film in Hindi, New Delhi, 1977
Best Color Photography, New Delhi, 1977
11. Personal Awards
1 9 58 Padmashre e , I
ndia
1 9 6 5 Padmabhushan, I
ndia
1 9 6 7 M asaysay A
ag
ward, M
anila
1 9 7 1 Star o f Y o slavia
ug
1 9 7 3 Do cto r o f Le tte rs, De lhi Unive rsity
1 9 7 4 D. Litt. , Ro yal Co lle g e o f A Lo ndo n
rts,
1 9 7 6 Padmabibhushan, I
ndia
1 9 7 8 D. Litt. , O xfo rd Unive rsity
Spe cial A
ward, B rlin Film Fe stival
e
De shiko ttam, V
isva-B
harati Unive rsity, I
ndia
1 9 7 9 Spe cial A
ward, M sco w Film Fe stival
o
1 9 8 0 D. Litt. , B
urdwan Unive rsity, I
ndia
D. Litt. , Jadavpur Unive rsity, I
ndia
1 9 8 1 Do cto rate , B naras Hindu Unive rsity, I
e
ndia
D. Litt. , N rth B ng al Unive rsity, I
o
e
ndia
1 9 8 2 Ho mmag e à Satyajit Ray, Cane s Film Fe stival
Spe cial Go lde n Lio n o f St. M
ark, V nice Film Fe stival
e
V
idyasag ar A
ward, Go vt. o f W st B ng al
e
e
1 9 8 3 Fe llo wship, The B
ritish Film I
nstitute
1 9 8 5 D. Litt. , Calcutta Unive rsity, I
ndia
Dadasahe b Phalke A
ward, I
ndia
So vie t Land N hru A
e
ward
1 9 8 6 Fe llo wship, Sang e e t N
atak A
cade my, I
ndia
1 9 8 7 Lé g io n d'Ho nne ur, France
D. Litt. , Rabindra B
harati Unive rsity, I
ndia
1 9 9 2 O scar fo r Life time A ve me nt, USA
chie
B
haratratna, I
ndia
14. Birth day-May 2, 1921, Calcutta, India.
Pass away-April 23, 1992, Calcutta, India
Cinema has never been saved by writers. we May have more of them now
than ever before,
but at the same time there are more and stronger
shoulders now to shrug them off. No. words are not enough.