| Names |
SATYAJIT RAY |
| Date of
Birth |
May 02, 1921 |
| Date of
Death |
April 23, 1992 |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
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1955:
His first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven
international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at
the Cannes Film Festival.
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1985: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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1965: Padma Bhushan
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1992: BHARAT RATNA
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1992: Honorary Oscar
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| General |
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A great Indian filmmaker. He is regarded as one of
the great auteurs of world cinema.
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He was born in Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the
world of arts and literature.
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He started his career as a commercial artist. He
was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher,
graphic designer and film critic.
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He authored several short stories and novels,
primarily aimed at children and adolescents.
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Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his
science fictions, are popular fictional characters created by him.
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He directed 36 films, including feature films,
documentaries and shorts.
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He received many major awards in his career, including 32
Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at
international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an
Academy Award in 1992.
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Ray is the second film personality after Charlie Chaplin
to have been awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford
University.
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