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Satyajit Ray (1921-1992), one of the doyens of world cinema, gave a unique aesthetic expression to Indian cinema, music, art and literature. His writings, especially, autobiographical works, thoughts on filmmaking, screenplay writing and eminent personalities from art, literature and music, among others, are considered treasure troves, which largely remained unseen and therefore less known till date. Satyajit Ray Miscellany, the second book in The Penguin Ray Library series, brings to light some of the rarest essays and illustrations of Ray that opens a window to the myriad thought-process of this creative genius. With more than seventy gripping write-ups and rare photographs and manuscripts, this book is a collector’s item. ‘Ray is a most singular symbol of what is best and most revered in Indian cinema’ – Adoor Gopalakrishnan-‘Satyajit Ray, I salute you. The greatest of our poets of the cinema’-Ben Kingsley.

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Author:   Ray Satyajit
Publisher:   Penguin Random House India
Imprint:   Penguin
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.00cm
ISBN:  

9780143448990

ISBN 10:   0143448994
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FOREWORDby Sandip Ray1 SATYAJIT RAY: A SELF-PORTRAIT4 A DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE The Outlook for Bengali films12 A New Approach17 Thoughts on Film-making22 Film-making as I Understand it29 Statement on the Apu Trilogy33 Two Daughters38 Letter to The Illustrated Weekly of India42 The Silent Era46 Why Not Hindi?53 Why Do I Make Films?56 A Look at the Science Fiction Films58 An Appreciation of Silent Films62 The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948)67 On Script Writing69 On Pratidwandi85 The Passing of the Era of Silent films86 Miracle in Milan (1951)93 Letter to Filmfare95 Letter to New Statesman98 Working with Bala99 My Wajid Ali Is Not “Effete and Effeminate!”104 Thoughts on Children’s Films113 Sergei Eisenstein and His Films115 Potemkin118 Letter to Cinema in India120 Response to the 1967 Ramon Magsaysay Award121 PERSONAL NOTES Upendrakishore126 SF130 BGHS135 Festival Flashbacks138 My Sunday150 Home and the World152 REMINISCENCES Reminiscences of Nandalal Bose: Master-mashai158 The Lure of Terracota: A Pioneering Scholar’s Untimely End162 Pankaj Kumar Mallik169 Bansi Chandragupta170 Statement on the Death of Marie Seton172 Nemai Ghosh176 FESTIVAL GREETINGS A Word from the Director180 Foreword to Satyajit Ray Film Festival: The Second Decade183 Message for The Bokaro Film Society185 Excerpt of Address, Filmotsav 82186 Message for Cine Central Retrospective188 Message for FFSI Short Film and Documentary Film Festival190 Message for Bimal Roy Retrospective192 Message for Filmotsav 86193 Message for International Film Festival, 1990194 Message for Retrospective of Lester James Peries196 Message for International Short Film Festival, Dhaka197 Message for Documentary Film Festival, 1992198 LP SLEEVE NOTES The Story, the Music203 Ashesh Bandopadhyaya Plays Esraj205 Music from The Apu Trilogy207 Ritu Guha — Songs of Rabindranath209 The Enchanted Flute — Alokenath Dey211 Ajoy Chakravarty212 MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS Calcutta Youth Choir216 Message for Sci-Fi Cine Club219 Mahanagar220 Letter on Ritwik Ghatak’s Amar Lenin222 Pratidwandi224 Chitrabani226 Rajasthan: India’s Enchanted Land229 Brief Encounters232 The Apu Trilogy234 Rabindranath Tagore: A Celebration of His Life and Work236 The Select Nonsense of Sukumar Ray237 Henri Cartier-Bresson in India238 Cinema and I240 Stories242 The Adventures of Feluda244 Music CD of Jalsaghar246 Legion of Honour247 The Chessplayers and Other Screenplays248 The Art of Rabindranath Tagore250 Letter on Safdar Hashmi252 Naari254 Satyajit Ray at 70256 The Other Ray257 Calcutta: A Homage260 Learn Photography262 Heart Care Centre263 Kishore Kumar264 Madhabi Chakraborty268 V.G. Jog270 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS271 SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SATYAJIT RAY ARCHIVES272

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'Ray is a most singular symbol of what is best and most revered in Indian cinema.' - Adoor Gopalakrishnan'Satyajit Ray, I salute you. The greatest of our poets of the cinema.' - Ben Kingsley

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Satyajit Ray (1921-92) was one of the greatest filmmakers of his time. In 1992, he was awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In the same year, he was also honored with the Bharat Ratna.

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