Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in the world. As he was born a Bengali, most of his films are in Bengali language. Ray’s first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the award at the Cannes Film Festival. Ray received many major awards in his career. Finally he received the (Oscar) Academy Honorary Award, when he was severely ill.

Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, meant primarily for young children and teenagers. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University.

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