Directing
Satyajit Ray
- Born
- May 2, 1921 · Aged 70
- Died
- Apr 23, 1992
- Place of birth
- Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 12
- TV credits
- 2
- Directing credits
- 38
Also known as (5)
- Manik
- 사티야지트 레이
- 사트야지트 레이
- 쇼티아지트 레이
- সত্যজিৎ রায়
Biography
Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher,…
