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97th birth anniversary: 5 essential Satyajit Ray films every cinephile should watch

SNS | New Delhi | May 2, 2018 6:22 pm

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Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest filmmakers in the Indian cinema history, had raised the bar of filmmaking. The auteur created brilliant Bengali films during his career. Born in Calcutta on 2 May 1921, Ray started his film career with Pather Panchali in 1955 and won the Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. On the 97th birth anniversary, let's hark back at the greatest films by Satyajit Ray.(Photo credits: Twitter)

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Apu Trilogy- A story of a young boy, Apu, who lives in a village and the movice depicts different phases of his life. Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar are the three parts of the trilogy. All the parts are amzing and definitely worth a watch. (Photo credits: Twitter)

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Charulata- A coming-of-an-age film, Charulata narrates the story of a lonely wife of a workaholic husband. The husband asks his cousin to give company to his wife and charu eventually gets attracted to him.(Photo credits: Twitter)

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Devi- Starring Sharmila Tagore as Dayamoyee, Devi (goddesses) is based on the story of religious beliefs. Sharmila Tagore's character is believed to be that of a Goddess Kali's avatar and it turns to end tragically. (Photo credits: Twitter)

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Mahanagar-Mahanagar means metropolitan city in Bengali, and the film portrays the daily life of women in cities and their contribution to the household income.(Photo credits: Twitter)

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Nayak- Nayak is the result of amazingly talented actor Uttam Kumar and director Satyajit Ray. Uttam Kumar as a film superstar narrates his insecurities in his interview on a long distance train journey.(Photo credits: Twitter)

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97th birth anniversary: 5 essential Satyajit Ray films every cinephile should watch

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<p>Apu Trilogy- A story of a young boy, Apu, who lives in a village and the movice depicts different phases of his life. Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar are the three parts of the trilogy. All the parts are amzing and definitely worth a watch.</p> (Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Charulata- A coming-of-an-age film, Charulata narrates the story of a lonely wife of a workaholic husband. The husband asks his cousin to give company to his wife and charu eventually gets attracted to him.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Devi- Starring Sharmila Tagore as Dayamoyee, Devi (goddesses) is based on the story of religious beliefs. Sharmila Tagore's character is believed to be that of a Goddess Kali's avatar and it turns to end tragically.</p> (Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Mahanagar-Mahanagar means metropolitan city in Bengali, and the film portrays the daily life of women in cities and their contribution to the household income.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Nayak- Nayak is the result of amazingly talented actor Uttam Kumar and director Satyajit Ray. Uttam Kumar as a film superstar narrates his insecurities in his interview on a long distance train journey.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

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97th birth anniversary: 5 essential Satyajit Ray films every cinephile should watch

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<p>Apu Trilogy- A story of a young boy, Apu, who lives in a village and the movice depicts different phases of his life. Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar are the three parts of the trilogy. All the parts are amzing and definitely worth a watch.</p> (Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Charulata- A coming-of-an-age film, Charulata narrates the story of a lonely wife of a workaholic husband. The husband asks his cousin to give company to his wife and charu eventually gets attracted to him.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Devi- Starring Sharmila Tagore as Dayamoyee, Devi (goddesses) is based on the story of religious beliefs. Sharmila Tagore's character is believed to be that of a Goddess Kali's avatar and it turns to end tragically.</p> (Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Mahanagar-Mahanagar means metropolitan city in Bengali, and the film portrays the daily life of women in cities and their contribution to the household income.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

<p>Nayak- Nayak is the result of amazingly talented actor Uttam Kumar and director Satyajit Ray. Uttam Kumar as a film superstar narrates his insecurities in his interview on a long distance train journey.</p>(Photo credits: Twitter)

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