As Ray releases, here are 10 lesser known facts about the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray

Not only was he one of the greatest filmmakers in Indian cinema, but Satyajit Ray was also a fiction writer, illustration artist, and music composer.

Updated on Jun 26, 2021  |  11:03 AM IST |  1.3M
As Ray releases, here are 10 lesser known facts about the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray (Pic Credit: Getty Images)
As Ray releases, here are 10 lesser known facts about the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray (Pic Credit: Getty Images)

Satyajit Ray was one of the most influential filmmakers in Indian cinema. The legend opened a whole new horizon to storytelling which was more nuanced than the usual broad strokes of emotions. Ray was born in 1921 in Kolkata. Upon growing up, the brilliant filmmaker went to Rabindranath Tagore’s university Shantiniketan to study art. Ray initiated his work in the field of direction with Pather Panchali in 1955, which turned out to be a timeless classic.

Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Kay Kay Menon and Gajraj Rao amongst other actors star in the recently released anthology called Ray, which has four different segments all based on Satyajit Ray’s stories. 

As Ray releases, here’s looking at the 10 lesser-known facts about the legend.

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