Satyajit Ray filmography


Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali cinema and who has often been regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in the History of cinema. Ray was born in Calcutta to a Bengali family and started his career as a junior visualiser. His meeting with French film director Jean Renoir, who had come to Calcutta in 1949 to shoot his film The River, and his 1950 visit to London, where he saw Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di biciclette, inspired Ray to become a film-maker. Ray made his directorial debut in 1955 with Pather Panchali and directed 36 films, comprising 29 feature films, five documentaries, and two short films.
Although Ray's work generally received critical acclaim, his film Pather Panchali and Ashani Sanket were criticised for "exporting poverty" and "distorting India's image abroad". His Apu Trilogy appeared in Time All-Time 100 Movies in 2005. Aside from directing, Ray composed music and wrote screenplays for films, both his own and those by other directors. Often credited as a fiction writer, illustrator, and calligrapher; Ray authored several short stories and novels in Bengali, most of which were aimed at children and adolescents. Some of his short stories have been adapted into films by other directors, including his only son, Sandip Ray. Considered a cultural icon in India and acknowledged for his contribution to Indian cinema, Ray has influenced several filmmakers around the world, including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, James Ivory, François Truffaut, Carlos Saura, and Christopher Nolan.
Ray intended to make various other films, including The Alien, whose early script is sometimes said to have inspired Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T.; a documentary on Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar; an adaptation of the ancient Indian epic, the Mahābhārata; and an adaptation of E. M. Forster's 1924 novel, A Passage to India. However, none had been started when he died in 1992.
Ray received numerous awards at international film festivals and elsewhere, including several Indian National Film Awards and an honorary Academy Award at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. Ray was awarded India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1984 and India's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1992.

Contributed to by Ray

YearOriginal titleLanguageDirectorComposerScreenplayWriterOther
1948A Perfect Day EnglishDocumentary film
1951The RiverBengali
English		Assistant director
1960Our Children will Know Each Other Better English
1960The Tidal Bore EnglishNarrator
1961The Story of Tata Steel English
1963Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray EnglishNarrator
1965Shakespeare WallahEnglish
1967Glimpses of West BengalEnglish
1967Quest for Health English
1969House that Never DiesEnglish
1970Baksa BadalBengali
1970Gangasagar MelaBengali
1973Max MuellerEnglishNarrator
1974Darjeeling: Himalayan FantasyEnglish
1978The Brave Do Not Die English
1983Phatik ChandBengali
1983The Music of Satyajit Ray EnglishIllustrator
1985–86Satyajit Ray Presents I Bengali
1986–87Satyajit Ray Presents IIBengali
1986Kissa Kathmandu Ka Hindi
1991Goopy Bagha Phire EloBengaliLyricist
1994UttoranBengali
1995TargetBengali
1996Baksho RahashyaBengali
1996–97Feluda 30 Bengali
1998Parvaz-e zanburTajikBoung-hun Min
Jamshed Usmonov
1999Satyajiter Gappo Bengali
2000Dr. Munshir Diary Bengali
2001Satyajiter Priyo Galpo Bengali
2001Eker Pithe Dui Bengali
2003Bombaiyer BombeteBengali
2006Bankubabur BandhuBengali
2007The Darjeeling LimitedEnglish
2007Kailashey KelenkariBengali
2008Tintorettor JishuBengali
2010Gorosthaney SabdhanBengali
2011Royal Bengal RahashyaBengali
2011Some Maana Kannada
2012Jekhane Bhooter BhoyBengali
2013Bombay TalkiesHindi
2014Goopi Gawaiya Bagha BajaiyaHindi
2014ChaarBengali
2014Badshahi AngtiBengali
2016Double FeludaBengali
2017AnukulBengali
2019Professor Shonku O El DoradoBengali
2020Feluda PherotBengali