Satyajit Ray
Screenplay Writer ● Director ● Music Director
Satyajit Ray BR was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer.
Ray received many major awards in his career, including thirty-six Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, two Silver Bears, many additional awards at international film festivals and ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. In 1978, he was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992.
On the occasion of the birth centenary of Ray, the International Film Festival of India in recognition of the auteur's legacy, rechristened in 2021 its annual Lifetime Achievement award to "Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award".
Born on: 2 May, 1921
Born in: Kolkata, west Bengal, India
Died on: 23 April, 1992
