Satyajit Ray filmography
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Satyajit Ray ( ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali cinema and who has often been regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in the History of cinema.[1] Ray was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to a Bengali family and started his career as a junior visualiser.[2] His meeting with French film director Jean Renoir, who had come to Calcutta in 1949 to shoot his film The River (1951), and his 1950 visit to London, where he saw Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) (1948), inspired Ray to become a film-maker.[3][4] Ray made his directorial debut in 1955 with Pather Panchali and directed 36 films, comprising 29 feature films, five documentaries, and two short films.
Although Ray's work generally received critical acclaim,[5][6] his film Pather Panchali and Ashani Sanket (1973) were criticised for "exporting poverty" and "distorting India's image abroad".[5][7] His Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) appeared in Time's All-Time 100 Movies in 2005.[8] Aside from directing, Ray composed music and wrote screenplays for films, both his own and those by other directors.[9] Often credited as a fiction writer, illustrator, and calligrapher; Ray authored several short stories and novels in Bengali, most of which were aimed at children and adolescents.[10][11] Some of his short stories have been adapted into films by other directors, including his only son, Sandip Ray. Considered a cultural icon in India and acknowledged for his contribution to Indian cinema,[12] Ray has influenced several filmmakers around the world, including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese,[13][14] James Ivory,[15] François Truffaut,[16] Carlos Saura,[17] and Christopher Nolan.[18]
Ray intended to make various other films, including The Alien, whose early script is sometimes said to have inspired Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T.;[19][20] a documentary on Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar;[21] an adaptation of the ancient Indian epic, the Mahābhārata; and an adaptation of E. M. Forster's 1924 novel, A Passage to India. However, none had been started when he died in 1992.[22]
Ray received numerous awards at international film festivals and elsewhere, including several Indian National Film Awards and an honorary Academy Award at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992.[23] Ray was awarded India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1984 and India's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1992.[24][25]
Key
[edit]† | Indicates a documentary | ‡ | Indicates a short film | § | Indicates a television film/series | # | Indicates an advertisement film |
Directed by Ray
[edit]Year | Original title | International release title | Language(s) | Producer | Music | Screenplay | Writer | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | Pather Panchali | A Song of the Little Road | Bengali | Yes | ||||
1956 | Aparajito | The Unvanquished | Yes | Yes | ||||
1958 | Parash Pathar | The Philosopher's Stone | Yes | Dialogue | ||||
Jalsaghar | The Music Room | Yes | Yes | Distributor | ||||
1959 | Apur Sansar | The World of Apu | Yes | Yes | Distributor | |||
1960 | Devi | The Goddess | Yes | Yes | Distributor | |||
1961 | Teen Kanya • The Postmaster • Monihara • Samapti |
Three Daughters / Two Daughters[A] • The Postmaster • The Lost Jewels • The Conclusion |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Distributor | ||
Rabindranath Tagore † | Rabindranath Tagore | English | Yes | Yes | Narrator | |||
1962 | Kanchenjungha | Kanchanjangha | Bengali | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Abhijan | The Expedition | Yes | Yes | |||||
1963 | Mahanagar | The Big City | Yes | Yes | ||||
1964 | Charulata | The Lonely Wife | Yes | Yes | ||||
Two ‡ | Two | No spoken language | Yes | Yes | ||||
1965 | Kapurush-O-Mahapurush • Kapurush • Mahapurush |
• The Coward • The Holy Man |
Bengali | Yes | Yes | |||
1966 | Nayak | The Hero | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
1967 | Chiriyakhana | The Zoo | Yes | Yes | Lyricist | |||
1969 | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha | Yes | Yes | • Costume designer • Lyricist | |||
1970 | Aranyer Din Ratri | Days and Nights in the Forest | Yes | Yes | ||||
Pratidwandi | The Adversary | Yes | Yes | |||||
1971 | Seemabaddha | Company Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Sikkim † | Sikkim | English | Yes | Yes | Yes | • Narrator • Sound designer | ||
1972 | The Inner Eye † | The Inner Eye | Bengali | Yes | Yes | Yes | • Narrator • Sound designer | |
1973 | Ashani Sanket | Distant Thunder | Yes | Yes | ||||
1974 | Sonar Kella[B] | The Fortress | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
1975 | Jana Aranya | The Middleman | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
1976 | Bala † | Bala | English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrator | |
1977 | Shatranj Ke Khilari | The Chess Players | • Hindi • Urdu • English |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogue | |
1979 | Joi Baba Felunath[C] | The Elephant God | Bengali | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
1980 | Hirak Rajar Deshe | The Kingdom of Diamonds | Yes | Yes | Yes | • Art director • Costume designer • Lyricist | ||
Pikoo[D] § | Pikoo's Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
1981 | Sadgati | Deliverance | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Dialogue | ||
1984 | Ghare Baire | The Home and The World | Bengali | Yes | Yes | |||
1987 | Sukumar Ray † | Sukumar Ray | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
1990 | Ganashatru | An Enemy of the People | Yes | Yes | ||||
Shakha Proshakha | The Branches of the Tree | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Distributor | ||
1991 | Agantuk[E] | The Stranger | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Contributed to by Ray
[edit]Year | Original title | Language(s) | Director | Composer | Screenplay | Writer | Other |
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1948 | A Perfect Day † | English | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Yes | |||
1951 | The River | • Bengali • English |
Jean Renoir | Assistant director[F] | |||
1960 | Our Children will Know Each Other Better † | English | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Yes | |||
1960 | The Tidal Bore † | English | Vijaya Mulay | Narrator | |||
1961 | The Story of Tata Steel # | English | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Yes | |||
1963 | Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray † | English | B.D. Garga | Yes | Narrator | ||
1965 | Shakespeare Wallah | English | James Ivory | Yes | |||
1967 | Glimpses of West Bengal | English | Bansi Chandragupta | Yes | |||
1967 | Quest for Health # | English | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Yes | |||
1969 | House that Never Dies | English | Tony Meyer | Yes | |||
1970 | Baksa Badal | Bengali | Nityananda Datta | Yes | Yes | ||
1970 | Gangasagar Mela | Bengali | Bansi Chandragupta | Yes | |||
1973 | Max Mueller | English | Jorn Thiel | Yes | Narrator | ||
1974 | Darjeeling: Himalayan Fantasy | English | Bansi Chandragupta | Yes | |||
1978 | The Brave Do Not Die † | English | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Yes | |||
1983 | Phatik Chand | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1983 | The Music of Satyajit Ray † | English | Utpalendu Chakrabarty | Yes | Illustrator | ||
1985–86 | Satyajit Ray Presents I § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1986–87 | Satyajit Ray Presents II§ | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1986 | Kissa Kathmandu Ka[28] § | Hindi | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
1991 | Goopy Bagha Phire Elo | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | Lyricist | |
1994 | Uttoran | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | ||
1995 | Target | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | Yes | ||
1996 | Baksho Rahashya[G] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
1996–97 | Feluda 30 § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
1998 | Parvaz-e zanbur | Tajik | • Boung-hun Min • Jamshed Usmonov |
Yes[H] | |||
1999 | Satyajiter Gappo § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2000 | Dr. Munshir Diary § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2001 | Satyajiter Priyo Galpo § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2001 | Eker Pithe Dui § | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2003 | Bombaiyer Bombete[I] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2006 | Bankubabur Bandhu[J] | Bengali | Kaushik Sen | Yes | |||
2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | English | Wes Anderson | Yes[K] | |||
2007 | Kailashey Kelenkari[L] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2008 | Tintorettor Jishu[M] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2010 | Gorosthaney Sabdhan[N] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2011 | Royal Bengal Rahashya[O] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2011 | Some Maana[30] ‡ | Kannada | Abhishek Iyengar | Yes | |||
2012 | Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy[P] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2013 | Bombay Talkies[Q][31] | Hindi | Dibakar Banerjee | Yes | |||
2014 | Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya[32] | Hindi | Shilpa Ranade | Yes | |||
2014 | Chaar[R] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2014 | Badshahi Angti[S] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2016 | Double Feluda[T] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2017 | Anukul‡ | Bengali | Sujoy Ghosh | Yes | |||
2019 | Professor Shonku O El Dorado[U] | Bengali | Sandip Ray | Yes | |||
2020 | Feluda Pherot[V] | Bengali | Srijit Mukherjee | Yes |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The title of the film Teen Kanya means three daughters (or girls), however the international version of the film is titled Two Daughters. Though the feature film has three different stories, only two of them were included for the international release—The Postmaster and Samapti[26]
- ^ Based on a novel: Sonar Kella by Ray.
- ^ Based on a novel: Joi Baba Felunath by Ray.
- ^ Based on a short story named Pikoor Diary (Pikoo's Diary), written by Ray for one of his books, Pikoor Diary O Onyanyo (Pikoo's Diary and Other Stories).
- ^ Based on a short story named Atithi (The Guest) by Ray.
- ^ Unaccredited role[27]
- ^ Based on a short story named Baksho Rahashya by Ray.
- ^ Featured music
- ^ Based on a novel named Bombaiyer Bombete by Ray.
- ^ Based on a science fiction short story named Bankubabur Bandhu by Ray.
- ^ Reused five of Ray's previous compositions from the films; Teen Kanya (1961), Charulata (1964), Shakespeare Wallah (1965), Baksa Badal (1970) and Joi Baba Felunath (1979)[29]
- ^ Based on a novel: Kailashey Kelenkari by Ray.
- ^ Based on a short story named Tintorettor Jishu by Ray.
- ^ Based on a novel: Gorosthaney Sabdhan by Ray.
- ^ Based on a novel: Royal Bengal Rahashya by Ray.
- ^ Based on two short stories named Brown Saheber Bari and Anath Babur Bhoy by Ray.
- ^ Based on a short story named Patol Babu, Film Star by Ray.
- ^ Based on two short stories named Kagtarua and Dui Bondhu by Ray.
- ^ Based on a novel: Badshahi Angti by Ray.
- ^ Based on two stories: Samaddarer Chabi and Golokdham Rahasya by Ray.
- ^ Based on a story Nakur Babu O El Dorado by Ray.
- ^ Based on a story Chinnomostar Obishaap by Ray.
References
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- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 56–58.
- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 42–44.
- ^ Robinson 1989, p. 48.
- ^ a b Malcolm, Derek (2 May 2002). "The universe in his backyard". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Swagrow, Michael (28 September 1994). "An art wedded to truth". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Ganguly 2010, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Schickel, Richard (12 February 2005). "Time 100: The Apu Trilogy". Time. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 352–364.
- ^ "Books written by Satyajit Ray". satyajitray.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 296–305.
- ^ Tankha, Madhur (1 December 2007). "Returning to the classics of Ray". The Hindu. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Scorsese's secret inspiration". ShortList. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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- ^ "The 'World' of Satyajit Ray legacy of India's premier film maker on display". Daily News (New York). 5 May 1995. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Satyajit Ray is this Spanish director's inspiration". CNN-IBN. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Christopher Nolan: I think Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali is an extraordinary piece of work". The Indian Express. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 287–295.
- ^ "Close encounters with native E.T. finally real". The Times of India. Kolkata. 5 April 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Satyajit Ray Collection receives Packard Grant and Lecture Endowment". University of California. 18 September 2001. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Ray influenced E.T says Martin Scorsese". The Times of India. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Dutta, Indrani (13 December 2012). "Satyajit had planned documentary on Pandit Ravi Shankar". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Robinson 1989, pp. 284–286.
- ^ "The 64th Academy Awards (1992)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 30 March 1992. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Dadasaheb Phalke Award past recipients". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "List of recipients of Bharat Ratna" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Teen Kanya (Three Daughters / Two Daughters)". satyajitray.org. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Robinson 1989, p. 68.
- ^ Ray 2004, p. x.
- ^ "The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack". iTunes Store. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Thimmaiah, Bhavya (15 June 2012). "Chinwag with...Abhishek Iyengar". Bangalore Mirror. Bangalore. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Banerjee, Soumyadipta (4 February 2013). "Dibakar Banerjee to make a film on Ray's short story". Mumbai Mirror. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Rao, Ch Sushil (13 November 2013). "'Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya' inaugural film of 18th ICFFI". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- Filmography, contributions and credits
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- ^ a b "Satyajit Ray > Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Satyajit Ray > Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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- Bibliography
- Ray, Satyajit (2004). Complete Adventures of Feluda. Vol. I. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303277-9.
- Robinson, Andrew (1989). Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 1-86064-965-3.
- Ganguly, Keya (2010). "Introduction: The Light of the New Moon". Cinema, Emergence, and the Films of Satyajit Ray. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26216-4.
External links
[edit]- Satyajit Ray at IMDb
- SatyajitRay.org
- Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center: University of California – Santa Cruz Archived 13 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Satyajit Ray society