From Devi to Nayak, Al posters of Satyajit Ray's masterpieces will make your day

It was legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s 102nd birth anniversary on 2 May, 2023. Apart from being one of the world’s finest directors, Ray donned several hats of a producer, screenwriter, composer as well as graphic designer. From designing book covers to illustrating comics and magazines, Satyajit Ray had established himself as a promising illustrator in advertising way before creating wonders in the celluloid world. While tributes poured in for the maestro on his big day, digital media firm - The Paperclip shared a bunch of AI-generated images that reimagined film posters of Ray. The AI-created posters, which included films such as Charulata, Devi, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Jalsaghar, Nayak, Pather Panchali, Pratidwandi and Sonar Kella, however invoked mixed reactions from internet users. A person appreciated the AI interpretation saying, “Very vivid ones…still… Pratiddwandi my choice….” while another said, “Wow…that’s really very interesting interpretation of the maestro’s movie posters but I loved AI interpretation of Goopy & Bagha” https://twitter.com/sardarbuddha/status/1653283872841539584 https://twitter.com/meinhunkabi/status/1653288339351691266 On the other hand, a section of users seemed unhappy with the AI-made pictures. An account commented, “Perhaps a little unfair. Ray was a trained illustrator and created great posters. Worth trying with some other directors.” An individual said, “The only thing it proves is that AI has still a long way to go before it can even think of replacing the creativity and the imagination of maestros like Ray.” https://twitter.com/AunindyoC/status/1653331084418113536 https://twitter.com/dip_zeus/status/1653282776429494272 A few others, however, asked the digital media company to try posters of Ray’s other prolific films like Hirak Rajar Deshe. One of them wrote, “Let’s have Hirak Rajar Desh e please.” https://twitter.com/TrinanjanChakr4/status/1653291558966550528 Superstar Amitabh Bachchan also marked the occasion with a throwback photo of him sharing the frame with Ray. The black and white picture showed Big B reading a note while the masterful director watched him intently. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrxKqWSNPbL The veteran actor captioned the picture saying, “With the Great man himself. Satyajit Ray or as we all called him fondly MANEK Da… the closest I ever got to have the privilege of working with him… in remembrance … on his birth anniversary May 2nd.” Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.