Satyajit Rays Birthday Google Honours Doodle

Google honoured legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray

The legendary filmmaker Satajit Ray honored by Google by presenting a black and white doodle on showing a scene from his iconic movie 'Pather Panchali'. The doodle showed a famous scene from the movie where Apu, the protagonist, runs along with his sister Durga across the Kash-reed fields to watch a train go by.

Who was Satyajit Ray ?

Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta India (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992). He was an Indian filmmaker and regarded as one of the great auteurs of world cinema. He directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He authored several books including the famous Feluda series and Professor Sanku series. 

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. Satyajit Ray developed his own style of lyrical realism in this film.

Ray won the Oscar award in 1992 for his contribution to the world of filmmaking.

About Pather Panchali 

Pather Panchali is a  Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal. Film won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. Pather Panchali is today considered one of the greatest films ever made. With budget of 1,50,000/- Rs and amateur actors was made by an inexperienced crew, which was a critical and popular success.