Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May 1921 in Calcutta. Satyajit Ray was an Indian director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, documentary filmmaker, essayist, calligrapher, composer, illustrator and magazine editor.

Satyajit Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. Ray’s first film was “Pather Panchali” in 1955 and this film won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

This film, along with “Apparajito” in 1956 and “Apure Sansar” in 1959 form The Apu Trilogy.
Ray received many awards in his career, including a record thirty-seven Indian National Film Awards which includes Dadasaheb Phalke Award, a Golden Lion (Highest prize given to film at the Venice Film Festival), a Golden Bear (Highest prize award for the film at Berlin International Film Festival), two Silver Bears (For Best Director in Berlin International Film Festival. Many additional awards at international film festivals and ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award (Oscar Award) in 1992. In 1978, he was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna its highest civilian award, in 1992, Padam Shri in 1958, Padam Bhushan in 1965, Padam Vibhushan in 1976, Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1984, Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Award in 1987.
~Some movies award list won by Satyajit Ray✓

There are lots of movies but we are sharing only few movies here: –
Bodi Awards(Danish Film Critics Association) for the movie “Apparajito” in 1967 and “Pether Panchali” in 1969. British Academy Film Awards for the movie “Pather Panchali” in 1958, “Apparajito” in 1959, “Apure Sansar” in 1962. Filmfare Awards for the Movie “Shatranj Ke Khiladi” in the category for Critics Award for Best movie and Best Director respectively in 1977. And the least but not last, National Filmfare Award won for the movie, “Pather Panchali” in 1955, “Jal Saghar” in 1958, “Apure Sansar” in 1959, “Devi” in 1960, “Teen Kanya” and “Rabindranath Tagore” in 1961, “Abhijan” in 1962, “Mahanagar” in 1963, “Nayak” in 1966 and so on, they won almost thirty-seven National Awards and last won was “Uttoran” in 1994 in the category for Best Screenplay.

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Ray, the International Film Festival of India, in recognition of the auteur’s legacy, rechristened in 2021 its annual Lifetime Achievement award to the “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award”. In April 2024, Forbes ranked Ray as the 8th greatest director of all time.
In 1992, Ray’s health deteriorated due to heart complications. He was admitted to the hospital and never recovered and died on 23 April 1992, at the age of 70.
Source:- Wikipedia . Written By Rajat Ranjan.