Ray was one of few directors who crafted many of his celluloid wonders from paper. He was a well learned person and his work and romance with literature complemented each other uniquely.
Pather Panchali was based on a work by Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay. Pather Panchali created fame for Ray. The movie was semi-autobiographical in nature and told story of Apu who is a poor Brahmin. His family is barely able to manage due to poverty. His sister dies and the family moves to Benares, far from their homeland.
Another brilliant movie, Charulata was based on a short story by Tagore titled Nastanirh. Charulata is a story of a lonely lady who develops feelings for her brother-in-law. Though it was a difficult story to showcase in those days, the movie received great accolades. The lead actress Madhabi Mukherjee received applause for her realistic performance and brilliant portrayal.
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne was extremely successful venture and this fantasy movie was based on a short story for children written by his Grandfather. The movie was based on adventures of Goopy and Bagha and three boons by the King of Ghosts. A sequel was also made titled Hirak Rajar Deshe. This was an indirect satire on Indira Gandhi’s autocratic Emergency.
Aranyer Din Ratri was based on a novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Simi Garewal was casted as a tribal woman. The casting even shocked Garewal herself. This movie presents story of four young men from city who goes to forest for a vacation. A lot happens and the outcome is a classic study of Indian urban middle class. Some people consider this saga to be a more complex story when compared to Charulata.
Another brilliant movie to be crafted out of a work on paper was Shatranj Ke Khiladi. The story was written by Munshi Premchand and the movie was set in Lucknow (Awadh) of 1857, the Mutiny. The movie proudly casted Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Amjad Khan, Shabana Azmi, Victor Bannerjee and Richard Attenborough making it the most expensive Ray movie. This was his first film in a non-Bengali language.
In ’84 he directed Ghare Baire based o Tagore’s novel with great help of his son. During the filming Ray suffered a heart attack that put a limit to his physical capabilities.
There was a rift in his career when his work was allegedly stolen by people in Hollywood. Hollywood blockbuster E.T. has striking resemblance to a short story by Ray titled Bankubabur Bandhu published in his family magazine Sandesh. Ray also wanted to direct adaptation of Mahabharat and E.M. Forster’s work A Passage To India. These two projects remained unrealized.
Ray was a great writer in himself. That’s why he knew what a good story meant and how it should be treated. That’s why he is called a cinematic genius. The last Lear…
For The Reel; Written By: Akshay (AK-47)
Pather Panchali was based on a work by Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay. Pather Panchali created fame for Ray. The movie was semi-autobiographical in nature and told story of Apu who is a poor Brahmin. His family is barely able to manage due to poverty. His sister dies and the family moves to Benares, far from their homeland.
Another brilliant movie, Charulata was based on a short story by Tagore titled Nastanirh. Charulata is a story of a lonely lady who develops feelings for her brother-in-law. Though it was a difficult story to showcase in those days, the movie received great accolades. The lead actress Madhabi Mukherjee received applause for her realistic performance and brilliant portrayal.
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne was extremely successful venture and this fantasy movie was based on a short story for children written by his Grandfather. The movie was based on adventures of Goopy and Bagha and three boons by the King of Ghosts. A sequel was also made titled Hirak Rajar Deshe. This was an indirect satire on Indira Gandhi’s autocratic Emergency.
Aranyer Din Ratri was based on a novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Simi Garewal was casted as a tribal woman. The casting even shocked Garewal herself. This movie presents story of four young men from city who goes to forest for a vacation. A lot happens and the outcome is a classic study of Indian urban middle class. Some people consider this saga to be a more complex story when compared to Charulata.
Another brilliant movie to be crafted out of a work on paper was Shatranj Ke Khiladi. The story was written by Munshi Premchand and the movie was set in Lucknow (Awadh) of 1857, the Mutiny. The movie proudly casted Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Amjad Khan, Shabana Azmi, Victor Bannerjee and Richard Attenborough making it the most expensive Ray movie. This was his first film in a non-Bengali language.
In ’84 he directed Ghare Baire based o Tagore’s novel with great help of his son. During the filming Ray suffered a heart attack that put a limit to his physical capabilities.
There was a rift in his career when his work was allegedly stolen by people in Hollywood. Hollywood blockbuster E.T. has striking resemblance to a short story by Ray titled Bankubabur Bandhu published in his family magazine Sandesh. Ray also wanted to direct adaptation of Mahabharat and E.M. Forster’s work A Passage To India. These two projects remained unrealized.
Ray was a great writer in himself. That’s why he knew what a good story meant and how it should be treated. That’s why he is called a cinematic genius. The last Lear…
For The Reel; Written By: Akshay (AK-47)
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Ray has been extremely involved with writing... Read Shonku. Its fabulous.
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