The purists, who have grown up reading Ray’s short stories are calling it a waste of time, but the Mukherjee loyalists are ecstatic about what they feel are dark, intriguing masterpieces which comply with idiom of filmmaking on OTT platforms. Sandip Ray, his son and a senior filmmaker himself, has shied away from passing a judgement on the anthology - admitting he is apprehensive as he doesn’t know what to expect from the films.
It’s not easy to be in Ray Jr’s shoes. The venture by Netflix India has been to pay a tribute to Ray on his ongoing 100th birth anniversary year and once he has agreed on a professional agreement over filming rights of the stories, there can be no interference on the creative process. Ray Jr has admitted in an interview that he wasn’t consulted on the script, while the jury is still out if the short films have missed out on the soul of Ray’s stories altogether.
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‘People outside Bengal know Satyajit Ray only for his cinema … We will highlight other sides of him with touring exhibits’ May 5, 2021, 7:33 AM IST
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Sandip Ray was an apprentice to his father even before he knew it. Satyajit Ray made sure his little boy was around when he shot his films starting from the first masterpiece Pather Panchali, to the last one, Agantuk. Sandip spoke to
Mohua Chatterjee on the grand plans to celebrate the master’s 100th birthday on May 2 that have now been delayed:
What were the Satyajit Ray centenary celebration plans and what do you do now?