Saluting Satyajit Ray at 100 The Bengal and Prabha Khaitan Foundation organised Tarpan: Shotoborshe Satyajit Ray
What goes into the making of a genius like Satyajit Ray? How does a visionary filmmaker like Ray reflect upon social issues? In what ways does Ray make his audience think?
In an attempt to answer these questions and commemorate a hundred years of India’s greatest filmmaker, The Bengal and Prabha Khaitan Foundation organised
Tarpan: Shotoborshe Satyajit Ray.
The virtual event began with an instantly recognisable piece of archived audio a snippet of Ray’s voice where the great man speaks about the influence of another great man, his father and iconic poet Sukumar Ray.
- Martin Scorsese
‘‘Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.’’
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Akira Kurosawa
One is an American master and the maker of timeless Hollywood classics like ‘Taxi Driver’ or ‘Goodfellas,’ the other the Japanese auteur who is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. The sense of respect and admiration for Ray, the man who was responsible for taking Indian cinema to the global audience, was one of the few factors they would have had in common.
It’s a pity that the Covid-19 pandemic, like so many other things in our lives, have deprived his family and Kolkata - his own city - from celebrating his 100th birth anniversary on Sunday (May 2). The fact that it’s also the day for counting of votes after a volatile, protracted assembly elections in West Bengal over March-April, means the opportunities for his retrospectives, appraisals in TV talk shows and what have you - will have
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Sharmila Tagore Still Rules The Hearts Of Many As Sapnon Ki Rani And The Honour Of Receiving The Lifetime Achievement Award Added Another Jewel To The Veteran Actor s Crown. PTI | Updated on: 25 Oct 2017, 02:31:01 PM
New Delhi:
Sharmila Tagore still rules the hearts of many as Sapnon Ki Rani and the honour of receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award added another jewel to the veteran actor s crown.
The 72-year-old actor was bestowed with the recognition by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry for her contribution in the field of cinema.