Satyajit Ray

Bangladesh halts demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home, admits 'lapse' after India's offer to help

Critics across both countries saw the act as the destruction of a symbolic site representing the legacy of the Ray family, widely celebrated for its contributions to Bengali art, literature, and cinema.

India urges Bangladesh not to demolish Satyajit Ray's ancestral home; offers help to preserve it

India on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, offering assistance to help preserve the historic structure. The building, India emphasized, stands as a symbol of the Bengali cultural "renaissance" and holds significant heritage value.

Sharmila Tagore: ‘Satyajit Ray felt women are more morally superior than men’

Sharmila Tagore on meeting Wes Anderson at the 78th Cannes Film Festival screening of her 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri; essaying some of Satyajit Ray’s strong women characters on screen; working with two Bengali stars Soumitra Chatterjee & Uttam Kumar; & balancing Bengali cinema with Bollywood.

HFF 2025 | 50 years of Shabana Azmi: When Shyam Benegal offered ‘Ankur’ to Aparna Sen & other stories

At the 17th Habitat Film Festival in Delhi, contemporaries, colleagues and friends filmmaker Aparna Sen and actress Shabana Azmi were in conversation to commemorate the golden jubilee of Azmi's acting journey in cinema.

Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri receives standing ovation at Cannes 2025 screening, watch video

Veteran actors Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal attended the screening of the 1970 Bengali film, Aranyer Din Ratri on Monday evening. Video showed Satyajit Ray's film received a standing ovation.

Cannes 2025: Simi Garewal and Sharmila Tagore make a royal entry on the red carpet

Simi Garewal and Sharmila Tagore made their presence felt on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival with their striking aura. For the occasion, Tagore opted for a timeless green traditional saree, while Garewal chose a white ensemble, looking as elegant as ever.

Sharmila Tagore makes an elegant comeback to Cannes in a green saree, Simi Garewal is in her signature white at 'Aranyer Din Ratri' screening

Actresses Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal on Monday evening attended the screening of Satyajit Ray's iconic 1970 movie "Aranyer Din Ratri" at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri to screen at Cannes 2025, Wes Anderson, Sharmila Tagore and more celebs to join the red carpet

Satyajit Ray’s 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri's restored version will premiere at 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film's actress Sharmila Tagore will be present at the event.

Shoojit Sircar calls Satyajit Ray his guru, reflects on the legendary filmmaker's influence

Among the many inspirations in Shoojit life, he holds the legendary Satyajit Ray in the highest regard, considering him a guiding force in his artistic journey. Sircar believes that Ray's cinematic legacy has profoundly influenced his own work.

Happy Birthday, Satyajit Ray: Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson, Akira Kurosawa... 6 international directors who are inspired by the legendary filmmaker

Veteran director Satyajit Ray has inspired a countless of artists. On his birthday, let's take a look at a few foreign directors who have expressed their admiration for the late filmmaker's works.

IFFI: Hollywood actor Michael Douglas awarded Satyajit Ray Lifetime achievement Award

The 10-day film gala concluded with Germany's Endless Borders " winning the coveted Golden Peacock Award for the best film, while Deepak Kumar Mishra-directed show "Panchayat" season two bagged the best OTT series award, which was introduced for the first time.

Jio MAMI 2023 | ‘Serbia used to be cut-off, now it’s stuck between the East & West, tradition & globalisation’: Nina Ognjanović

Serbian filmmaker Nina Ognjanović, whose Slamdance winner debut neo-Western feature 'Where the Road Leads' screens at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, talks about her film, Serbian cinema, and loving Satyajit Ray's films.

Shyam Benegal on Bangla biopic Mujib: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a political leader who didn’t neglect domestic life

‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, on Bangladesh's founding father, will release in multiple languages in India on October 27. The veteran filmmaker, the second Indian auteur after Ritwik Ghatak to make an India-Bangladesh government co-production, on his films and Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy.