Quotes by Satyajit Ray

About Satyajit Ray:

Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London.
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You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring back money from your local market, which is very small after Pakistan.

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The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days.

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I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

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Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

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Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens.

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Author Bio

  • NameSatyajit Ray
  • DescriptionIndian filmmaker
  • BornMay 2, 1921
  • DiedApril 23, 1992
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Writer; Composer; Film Producer; Screenwriter
  • AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award; Padma Shri; Padma Vibhushan; Filmfare Awards; Legion Of Honour; Ramon Magsaysay Award; Dadasaheb Phalke Award; Padma Bhushan; Bharat Ratna