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A sneak peek into the life and times of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray - In Pics

The legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray busy sketching

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The renowned auteur, Satyajit Ray is hailed as the maverick and greatest filmmakers not just in India but worldwide. His cinema reflected the society of the time and brilliantly highlighted the class crisis and conflict on-screen. Ray, was driven to filmmaking after meeting French director Jean Renoir and watching the famous Italian neo-realist film 'Bicycle Thieves' by Vittoria De Sica. Satyajit Ray, before making his mark as a filmmaker, also worked in an advertising agency, publishing house - designing book covers for many. Ray was so influenced with his work at the publishing house that he used his illustrations as still shots in the first film he helmed.

On his birth anniversary (May 2, 1921), let's take a look at some of his rare pictures and re-live the life and times of Ray:

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Satyajit Ray

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Remembering #SatyajitRay, the great visionary filmmaker, on his birth anniversary today. Often considered as one of the greatest filmmakers, Satyajit Ray is one of those responsible for putting India on the global map. Filmmaker unparalelled, Ray has amazed the world with his movies and films. His most famous work, Pather Panchali, which was also his first film, was released in the year 1955. Pather Panchali made Satyajit Ray known to the world, winning him eleven international prizes. At the 1956 Cannes Film Festival in France, Pather Panchali also won the inaugural Best Human Document award - Ray's first film to win international acclaim. With feature films, documentaries, and shorts, he directed a total of 36 films in his lifetime. While he was a household name among Bengalis, owing to most of his movies which were made in Bengali, Ray also directed one Hindi film. His only feature film in Hindi is Shatranj Ke Khiladi, which he directed in 1977. Winning awards was not new for Ray, who made it big with his first movie, Pather Panchali. With six National Awards, Ray became the only director to win so many awards for Best Director so far. He has won 32 National Awards in total by the Government of India. In 1987, Ray was awarded the Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) by the President of France. Oxford University also awarded an honorary doctorate to late director Satyajit Ray.

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The iconic Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. (Pic Courtesy: Bollywooddirect/Instagram)

When the legendary Ray received the Oscars

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When the legendary Satyajit Ray received The Academy Award. It was just a few days before he breathed his last. (Pic Courtesy: Satyajit Ray official/Instagram)

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