Lesson 3/43 min
Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak
Satyajit Ray
- Born 1921 in Calcutta; son of the writer Sukumar Ray; ancestral home in Kishoreganj
- Director, producer, screenwriter, writer and music composer
- First film Pather Panchali (first shown 1955); won the “Best Human Document” prize at Cannes in 1956
- Honorary Academy Award (Oscar) in 1992
- Feluda is his detective character; first story in “Sandesh” in 1965; assistant Topshe
Ray's films
| Film | Detail |
|---|---|
| Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar | The Apu films |
| Charulata | Based on Tagore's story “Nashtanirh” |
| Ganashatru | Based on Ibsen's “An Enemy of the People” |
| Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Ashani Sanket, Hirak Rajar Deshe | More famous films |
Ritwik Ghatak
- A celebrated Bengali film director
- Director of the film “Titash Ekti Nadir Naam”; the novel is by Advaita Mallabarman
- Another of his films is “Subarnarekha”
Memory trick: Ray's first film = Pather Panchali; Titash = Ritwik Ghatak; Charulata = Nashtanirh.
Watch out: The books say Ray was the subcontinent's first Oscar-winning director. More precisely, he received an honorary Oscar in 1992.
Check yourself
Charulata is based on which story of Tagore?
At a glance
- 1
Ray's first film was Pather Panchali; he received an honorary Oscar in 1992.
- 2
Feluda was created by Ray; the first story was in Sandesh in 1965; the assistant is Topshe.
- 3
Charulata is based on “Nashtanirh”; Ganashatru on Ibsen's play.
- 4
Ritwik Ghatak directed “Titash Ekti Nadir Naam”; the novel is by Advaita Mallabarman.