Name - Satyajit Ray
Date of Birth - 02/05/1921
Died - 23/04/1992
Native Place - Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Profession - Indian Filmmaker, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Music Composer, Calligrapher, Illustrator and Writer
Family - Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (Grandfather), Bidhumukhi (Grandmother), Sukumar Ray (Father), Suprabha Ray (Mother), Bijoya Ray (Wife), Sandip Ray (Son), Lalita Ray (Daughter-in-law), Souradip Ray (Grandson)
Study - Ballygunge Government High School (Kolkata), Presidency College (Kolkata), Visva-Bharati University (Shantiniketan, Founded by Rabindranath Tagore)
Filmography -
Director
Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), Parash Pathar (1958), Jalsaghar (1958), Apur Sansar (1959), Devi (1960), Teen Kanya, The Postmaster, Monihara, Samapti (1961), Rabindranath Tagore (1961), Kanchanjangha and Abhijan (1962), Mahanagar (1963), Charulata (1964), Two (1964), Kapurush - O-Mahapurush, Kapurush, Mahapurush (1965), Nayak (1966), Chiriyakhana (1967), Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968), Aranyer Din Ratri (1969), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha and Sikkim (1971), The Inner Eye (1972), Ashani Sanket (1973), Sonar Kella (1974), Jana Aranya (1975), Bala (1976), Shatranj Ke Khilari (Hindi/English/Urdu, 1977), Joi Baba Felunath (1979), Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980), Pikoo (1980), Sadgati (1981), Ghare Baire (1984), Sukumar Ray (1987), Ganashatru (1990), Shakha Proshakha (1992), Agantuk (1992)
Contributions -
A Perfect Day (1948), The River (1951), Our Children will Know Each Other Better (1960), The Tidal Bore (1960), The Story of Tata Steel (1961), Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray (1963), Shakespeare Wallah (1965), Glimpses of West Bengal (1967), Quest of Health (1967), Baksa Badal (1970),House That never Dies (1969), Gangasagar Mela (1970), Max Mueller (1973), Darjeeling: Himalayan Fantasy (1974), The Brave Do Not Die (1978), Phatikchand (1983), The Music of Satyajit Ray (1983), Satyajit Ray Presents I (1985-86), Satyajit Ray Presents II (1986-87), Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991), Uttoran (1994), Target (1995), Baksho Rahashya (1996), Feluda 30 (1996-97), Parvez-e-Zanbur (1998), Satyajiter Galpo (1999), Dr. Munshir Diary (2000), Satyajiter Priyo Galpo (2001), Eker Pithe Dui (2001), Bombaiyer Bombete (2003), Bankubabur Bandhu (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Kailashey Kelenkar (2007), Tintorettor Jishu (2008), Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010), Some Maana (2011), jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012), Royal Bengal Rohosso (2011), Bombay Talkies (2013), Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya (2014), Chaar (2014), Badshahi Angti (2014)
Honours -
Padma Shri (1958), Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (1959), Padma Bhushan (1965), JLCCA Ramon Magsaysay Award (1967), Star of Yugoslavia (1971), Doctor of Letters by University of Delhi (1973), Festival Honoree at Chicago International Film Festival (1973), Honorary Doctors by Royal College of Art (1974), Padma Vibhushan (1976), Desi Kottam by Visva-Bharati University (1976), Doctor of Letters by University of Oxford (1978), Special Award at 28th Berlin International Film Festival (1978), Special Award at 11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979), Doctor of Letters by University of Burdwan (1980), Doctor of Letters by Jadavpur University (1980), Doctorate from Banaras Hindu University (1981), Hommage a Satyajit Ray at Cannes Film Festival (1982), Golden Lion Honorary award at Venice Film Festival (1982), Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar (1982), British Film Institute Fellowship (1983), Doctor of Literature by University of Calcutta (1985), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1985), Soviet Land Nehru Award (1986), Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1986), Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Award (1987), Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France (1987), Doctor of Letters by Rabindra Bharati University (1987), Special Achievement Award at Tokyo International Film Festival (1991), Academy Honorary Award (1992), Akira Kurosawa Award at San Francisco International Film Festival (1992), Bharat Ratna by the Government of India (1992)
Awards -
BFJA Awards (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1993), Bodil Awards (1967, 1969), Filmfare Awards (1977), National Board of Review (1958, 1960), National Film Awards (1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981), 1984, 1989, 1991, 1994), Kinema Junpo Awards (1967), Berlin International Film Festival (1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973), Cannes Film Festival (1956), Venice International Film Festival (1957, 1972, 1982, 1991), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1976), British Film Institute Awards, London Film Festival (1957, 1960, 1980), Edinburgh International Film Festival (1956, 1960), San Francisco International Film Festival (1957, 1958, 1992), New York Film Festival (1959), Melbourne International Film Festival (1962, 1970), Adelaide Film Festival (1969), Auckland International Film Festival (1969), Cyprus International Film Festival (1984), Standford Film Festival (1958), Vancouver International Film Festival (1958), Moscow International Film Festival (1959), Locarno International Film Festival (1961), Chicago International Film Festival (1973), Hongkong International Film Festival (1979), Vatican Award (Rome, 1956), Golden Carbao (Manila, 1956), Merit Award (Tokyo, 1970)
Websites -
www.satyajitray.org
satyajjitray.ucsc.edu
www.satyajitrayworld.com
srfti.ac.in
Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray
IMDb - www.imdb.com/name/nm0006249/
Wikiquote - en.wikiquote.com/wiki/Satyajit_Ray
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