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Satyajit Ray

City of broken dreams: Urban alienation in Satyajit Ray’s Calcutta trilogy

In the turbulent 1970s, Satyajit Ray turned his lens on Kolkata — a city caught between political unrest, corporate greed and moral collapse. Through his iconic Calcutta trilogy, Ray crafted an unflinching portrait of urban alienation, following three disillusioned protagonists as they steer through a city that demands survival at any cost. Ray explored how Kolkata becomes both a character and a crucible in cinema, reflecting the anxieties of a generation and a metropolis teetering on the edge.

Satyajit Ray: A legend and forever timeless

Welcome to the world of Ray’s visual masterpieces where films transcend mere entertainment and become the soulful window to visually striking aesthetics, characterised by the essence of human experiences and the complexities of human emotions and social dynamics.