Satyajit Ray

Martin Scorsese reveals he was inspired by Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali: 'Cinema opened to me' 

Martin Scorsese revealed that he was just a boy when he first saw Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali and from that point cinema opened to him.

Veteran cinematographer Soumendu Roy passes away at 90 after prolonged illness

Roy, who lived alone at his Ballygunje Circular Road apartment here, was crippled by arthritis and other geriatric problems for the last couple of years, but was alert mentally, they said

G20 Film Festival to open today with Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali

Organised by the India International Centre (IIC) and G20 Secretariat of the Ministry of External Affairs, the festival will be inaugurated by veteran actor Victor Banerjee and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant.

G20 Film Festival to open on Wednesday with Ray’s iconic ‘Pather Panchali’

Organised by the India International Centre (IIC) and G20 Secretariat of the Ministry of External Affairs, the festival will be inaugurated by veteran actor Victor Banerjee and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Ray-esque | A look at Satyajit Ray's fascinating domestic life

Movie legend Satyajit Ray’s life at home was chock-a-block from early morning to late night. From replying to fan mail, illustrating stories penned by him and others in the family magazine Sandesh, writing his latest novella or short story, drafting film scripts and composing music for his movies…..

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

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan also marked Satyajit Ray's birth anniversary with a throwback photo of him sharing the frame with Ray

Ray-Esque: Satyajit Ray's famous friends and encounters

On the eve of Satyajit Ray's 102nd Birth Anniversary on May 2, here are the filmmaker's famous friends and encounters. Ray and the violin maestro Yehudi Menuhin were also friends. They had caught up with each other in Bombay. Menuhin had seen a clutch of the master’s films.

Rayesque | Satyajit Ray: The master title maker of his films

The intense thought that went behind each and every title of Satyajit Ray’s movies.

Throwback Thursday: Story behind Uttam Kumar's scene with Sharmila Tagore in Nayak

During the shoot of a scene in Nayak, where Uttam and Sharmila first interact, Sharmila asks for Uttam’s autograph for her cousin. Uttam, who was supposed to sign the paper during the shoot, realised that the pen’s ink had dried when he started to sign.

Rayesque | Satyajit Ray's relationship with children in his films

A look at how children were important characters in Satyajit Ray’s narratives.