Indian Film-Making Hero: An Art Form We'll Not Forget

Sathyagit Ray was a wonderful film maker of India. He had a great passion for film making where he brought real life stories into the movie business.

He was interested in artistic films rather than the commercial junk. His departure was quite a loss to the Indian film industry.

Influenced not only by film but affected by a humanitarian attitude of this wonderful art-form. Simplicity was the trademark of this hero but not only in India. His worldwide acceptance was mainly due to his humanistic approach to real life in India.

Ray made his films in Bengali which is a language spoken in west Bengal on the eastern state of India. In 1992 he achieved honorary academy award for lifetime achievements.

Ray's films are both cinematic and literary at the same time--it is sad to remember that today he is no longer with us but his films are still alive which is an asset to the nation.

Ray's film has a rare blend of intellect and emotion. His first film was Pather Panchali which established his reputation as a major film director by winning numerous awards. Ray directly controlled many aspects of film making. He wrote all screenplays many of which were based on his stories.

In addition to film making Ray was a composer, a writer and a graphic designer who wrote short stories, articles and novels in Bengali, also he made a significant contribution to children's literature in this language.

His stories were unpretentious and entertaining. The subjects include adventure, detective stories, fantasies, fiction and even horror movies.

Aditaya Drupada
Bengal