Satyajit Ray Filmography

Charulata: Satyajit Ray's brilliant re-telling of Tagore's classic story of a lonely young wife

When asked by interviewers which was his personal favourite among all the films he had made in his 40-year long career, Satyajit Ray always said, 'Charulata' (The Lonely Wife) — based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story | #FirstCulture

How Satyajit Ray made one of the greatest documentaries on the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore

Satyjit Ray made as many as five films based on the short stories, novellas and novels written by Rabindranath Tagore — that’s the most number of times he has ever adapted any one writer’s work | #FirstCulture

Ashani Sanket: Satyajit Ray's study of Bengal's great famine, and vulnerability of human spirit

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s tragic tale set in the backdrop of the notorious 1943 man-made famine of Bengal became Satyajit Ray's Ashani Sanket

Monihara: Satyajit Ray's sole horror film induces the scariest emotion of all — hopelessness

The story of Satyajit Ray's Monihara begins as dusk falls, when a village schoolmaster walks through the compound of an abandoned and derelict mansion and comes and sits on the banks of a river. There, he meets a stranger, and tells him that he has been writing the strange and rather tragic history of the former owner of the mansion — the rich businessman Phanibhushan, and his young wife, the beautiful Monimalika.

Of lipsticks, labels and desires: Why Satyajit Ray’s reel women continue to resonate with real women

The reel women of Satyajit Ray have already passed the test of time. And they will continue to love, suffer, beguile and seduce as long as his films exist.