Satyajit Ray, the doyen of Indian films
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May 24th, 2005, 06:48 YES WE CAN
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Satyajit Ray, the doyen of Indian films
'.....his extraordinary body of work has not only greatly influenced so many filmmakers, but has profoundly affected their humanitarian attitude. The seeming "simplicity" of his films is the mark of a truly great master..."
John Schlesinger
Film Director/Producer/Writer, 1991
In 1978, the organising committee of the Berlin Film Festival ranked him as one of the three all-time best directors.
In 1992, he received the honorary Academy Award ©A.M.P.A.S. ® - Lifetime Achievement - "In recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world."
Other honours include "Lègion d'Honneur", France and "Bharatratna" (Jewel of India), India.
He received numerous awards, both for personal achievements as a filmmaker and for the films he made. Find out more about the Genius Filmamaker.
He was born on May 2, 1921.
John Schlesinger
Film Director/Producer/Writer, 1991
In 1978, the organising committee of the Berlin Film Festival ranked him as one of the three all-time best directors.
In 1992, he received the honorary Academy Award ©A.M.P.A.S. ® - Lifetime Achievement - "In recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world."
Other honours include "Lègion d'Honneur", France and "Bharatratna" (Jewel of India), India.
He received numerous awards, both for personal achievements as a filmmaker and for the films he made. Find out more about the Genius Filmamaker.
He was born on May 2, 1921.
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capturing hearts not eyeballs!!
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how so very right. satyajit ray set a trend that is, unfortunately, not followed by indian film makers. they go for the jazzy stuff that fall in the category of money spinners. no one remembers them after the initial excitement and hype is over. they want to capture eyeballs. they do not realise that capturing hearts is a different kettle of fish altogether!
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Satyajit Ray
http://www.satyajitray.org/index.shtml
if anyone is interested, here is a website regarding the great Indian movie director. I'm going to see his Charulata tomorrow night.
if anyone is interested, here is a website regarding the great Indian movie director. I'm going to see his Charulata tomorrow night.
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One of my favorites..
Charulata DVD: http://bdbazar.com/nshop/product_inf...oducts_id/1906
Now I won't say anything about the QUALITY of the DVD...
Now I won't say anything about the QUALITY of the DVD...
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Can someone name one of his film that involved two guys, time travels etc...
and had a kitschy song that went something like:
atkan batkan, dahi ke chatkan ....
bolo more aka , kaa cheez hai...
It was fantastic, i saw it for free on DoorDarshan (yeah i'm talking those days) ... i saw it like 30 years ago .. err less than 20 i think... but forgot its name.
Edit: oh and i think either one of the characters name was "Gopi" or it was a part of the name of the movie....
thanks.
and had a kitschy song that went something like:
atkan batkan, dahi ke chatkan ....
bolo more aka , kaa cheez hai...
It was fantastic, i saw it for free on DoorDarshan (yeah i'm talking those days) ... i saw it like 30 years ago .. err less than 20 i think... but forgot its name.
Edit: oh and i think either one of the characters name was "Gopi" or it was a part of the name of the movie....
thanks.
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I found the name of the movie on that link... thanks Yogagal.
The movie was "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne "!!
I found the name of the movie on that link... thanks Yogagal.
The movie was "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne "!!
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Hi yogagal,Please do not forget to share your experience with us. I’ll request you to have a look here also (same website), you may find it interesting.
http://www.satyajitray.org/films/kanchen.htm
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Then you will love this one.http://www.satyajitray.org/films/hirak_rajar_deshe.htm
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ya its the GUPI - BAHGA ur tlking about.it has a trilogy..... GUPI GYNE BAGHA BYNE; HIROK RAJAR DESHE; and GUPI BAGHA FEERE ELO;
one shud see "hirok rajar deshe"...its the best of the lot.
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his film archive:
http://satyajitray.ucsc.edu/about.html
http://satyajitray.ucsc.edu/about.html
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once in a lifetime
artists like satyajit ray appear once in a lifetime. we may say that he could rise because he always thought ahead of his time, but that is what its all about. it is the visionary who finally becomes an achiever.
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[ " artists like satyajit ray appear once in a lifetime." - sadhiji ]
Satyajit Ray - Received lifetime achievement honorary Oscar on March 16, 1992 at a Calcutta hospital where he had been admitted with chest pains and respiratory problems a few weeks earlier.
Satyajit Ray - Received lifetime achievement honorary Oscar on March 16, 1992 at a Calcutta hospital where he had been admitted with chest pains and respiratory problems a few weeks earlier.
"If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everyone everywhere does in the same language"
just finished watching the last movie in the apu trilogy.
truly beautiful cinematically. was slightly shocked though to see that sharmila tagore who played apu's wife was 12 years old during filming. not that she looked much older.
too bad satyajit is less known in india than this bollywood sing and dance crap
truly beautiful cinematically. was slightly shocked though to see that sharmila tagore who played apu's wife was 12 years old during filming. not that she looked much older.
too bad satyajit is less known in india than this bollywood sing and dance crap
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