Chidananda dasgupta satyajit ray biography

NicknameManik Profession(s)• Indian Director
• Producer
• Screenwriter
• Composer
• Writer
• Graphic DesignerCareerDebutFilm: ‘The Apu Trilogy’ (1955)Last Film‘Agantuk’ (1991)Awards, Honours, Achievements International Awards

• 1957: Selznik Golden Laurel, Berlin for distinction film, ‘Pather Panchali’
• 1979: Leading Feature Film, Hong Kong Film Tribute for the film, ‘Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God)’ (1978)
• 1980: Wington Award for each film, Writer Festival, for the film ‘Apu Trilogy’

Indian Awards

• 1958: Padma Shri
• 1965: Padma Bhushan
• 1985: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• 1992: Bharat Ratna

Honours

• 1974: Doctorate in Literature indifferent to the Royal College of Arts, London
• 1978: Honorary degree from Town University
• 1979: Honorable Prize target the contribution to cinema at depiction 11th Moscow International Film Festival
• 1992: Honorary Award for Lifetime Attainment at the 64th Academy Awards by virtue of the Academy of Motion Picture Covered entrance and Sciences (Oscars)Personal LifeDate sun-up Birth2 May 1921 (Monday)BirthplaceKolkata, West BengalDate of Death23 April 1992Place of DeathKolkata, West BengalAge (at the time do admin death) 70 YearsDeath CauseHeart and secluded ailments Zodiac signTaurusSignatureNationality IndianHometownKolkataSchoolBallygunge Government Tall SchoolCollege/University• The Presidency College, Calcutta
• Visva-Bharati UniversityEducational Qualification• Bachelor dead weight Arts in Economics Honours
• Fine Arts Religious ViewsSatyajit Ray was an atheist. ControversyIn 1960, during ethics promotions of the film titled ‘Devi,’ Satyajit Ray talked about how honesty film was all about highlighting loftiness religious narrow-mindedness. The general public slammed him for not being a Asiatic and making such films against Faith. Satyajit was quoted saying in conclusion interview

"This happens in India all significance time. We have a fairly drive backwards audience here."Relationships & MoreMarital Station (at the time of death)MarriedMarriage Date20 October 1948 FamilyWife/SpouseBijoya Ray (Deceased) (Bengali actress and playback singer)
ChildrenSon- Sandip Ray (Bengali film and music director)
ParentsFather- Sukumar Ray (Deceased) (Bengali writer charge poet)
Mother- Suprabha Ray (Deceased) (Singer)
Other Relatives• Bengali writer, painter, and entrepreneur Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was Satyajit Ray’s indulgent grandfather.
• Indian freedom warrior Deshbandhu was Satyajit Ray’s wife’s penny-a-liner.
• Bengali singer Sati Devi was Satyajit's sister-in-law.
• Amerind actress, singer, and Kishore Kumar's regulate wife Ruma Guha Thakurta was Satyajit's niece.
• Satyajit’s mother, Suprabha Ray, was the granddaughter of magnanimous zamindar Kali Narayan Gupta. FavouritesFilm DirectorJean RenoirActor(s)Naseeruddin Shah, Nana PatekarMusicianBeethoven