New book focuses on Bengali filmmaker May 7, 2007
In a 1958 interview, Hugh Gray writes that "Ray virtually introduced Indian cinema to the West with Pather Panchali," which is the first film in the Apu trilogy and the first directed by Ray. "The trilogy is more or less the saga of a typical Bengali youth, going through some typical circumstances, being molded by them and reaching certain critical stages in life," said Ray in a 1978 interview with the American Film Institute. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Why Rani, Abhishek lost out on Namesake Mar 24, 2007
"The movie was also inspired by Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray who made movies with such beauty, sweetness and economy in the Apu trilogy," she continued. "For me, Kolkata was a formative city while growing up.I grew up in Bhubaneswar. I used to travel 300 miles to Kolkata, for 8 to 12 summers, to my mamaji.I learned to play cricket in Kolkata, but more than anything, I learned to read Badal Sircar and watch plays written by him for street theatre."I had this interesting... (Rediff)
Indian Film Series Beings With 'Home And The World' Sep 22, 2006
Indian Film Series Beings With 'Home And The World. Issue date: 9/21/06 Section. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Finally, Ray goes online for cine enthusiasts Aug 30, 2006
com, a comprehensive 250-page website with every aspect of the life and times of the maestro, is the Satyajit Ray Society's tribute to the most venerated Bengali after Rabindranath Tagore and the creator of the Apu trilogy. The site, which comes 14 years after his death, is full of rare photos of the shooting of his films, stills from his celluloid gems, anecdotes and other information, including rare cover designs of his books and film posters. (DailyIndia.com)
Ray masterpieces in new avatar soon Aug 5, 2006
Some of the films that are ready are Parashpathar, the Apu Trilogy, Debi, Mahanagar, Charulata, Jana Aranya and Jalsaghar, said Sandip Ray, Satyajit Rays son and a film director himself. The process started in 1993 when the Academy had to prepare a slide show containing video clips of the films created by him. (Kolkata Newsline)
Satyajit Ray, Amitav Ghosh in CBSE curriculum Jul 20, 2006
It has also decided that all the three films of the Apu Trilogy by Ray Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar be included in the list of films that every student taking up Elective English must watch. While a textbook, a work of fiction and a play were always part of the syllabus for Elective English, this year, according to an NCERT recommendation, the CBSE decided to include an additional section a 10-mark seminar where students will have to write critical appreciation of a... (India Times, India -- Community News)
