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My Take
I came to Satyajit Ray late, but the moment I sat through Pather Panchali I understood why film people talk about him with that particular kind of reverence — the kind reserved for directors who don't just tell stories but seem to breathe life straight onto the screen. He did everything himself: directed, wrote the scripts, composed the scores, even designed the titles and illustrated his own magazine. The Apu Trilogy alone would have secured his legacy, but he kept going for four more decades, racking up a Golden Lion at Venice, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, a French Legion of Honour, and finally an Honorary Oscar in 1992, accepted from his hospital bed just days before he died. What gets me is the tenderness — nobody filmed poverty, childhood, or quiet dignity with as much love as he did. A genuinely irreplaceable filmmaker.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Satyajit Ray
- Name (Japanese)
- サタジット・レイ
- Reading
- さたじっと・れい
- Born
- May 2, 1921 – April 23, 1992
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- 100A, Garpar Road, India
- Occupation
- film director / writer / composer / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- High school
- Ballygunge Government High School
- University
- University of Calcutta
Awards & achievements
- 1959 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1987 Commander of the Legion of Honour
- 1967 Ramon Magsaysay Award
- 1955 National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film
- 1955 National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- 1955 National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film
- 1957 Golden Lion
- 1958 National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Pather Panchali | — | |
| Notable work | Mahanagar | — | |
| Notable work | Two | — | |
| Notable work | Aparajito | — | |
| Notable work | Apur Sansar | — | |
| Notable work | Parash Pathar | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.satyajitray.org/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4
Frequently asked questions
When was Satyajit Ray born?
May 2, 1921 – April 23, 1992.
Where is Satyajit Ray from?
Satyajit Ray is from 100A, Garpar Road, India.
What does Satyajit Ray do?
Satyajit Ray works as film director, writer, composer, film producer, screenwriter.
What is Satyajit Ray known for?
Notable works include Pather Panchali, Mahanagar, Two.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.