Satyajit Roy (Monidipa Sarkar ,Roll-74)

Satyajit Ray সত্যজিৎ রায়
Ray in New York (1981)
Born	2 May 1921 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	23 April 1992 (aged 70) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	British Indian (1921–1947) Indian (1947–1992)
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Occupation	Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Music Composer, Calligrapher, Illustrator, Writer
Years active	1950–1992
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Spouse(s)	Bijoya Ray (m. 1949–92)
Children	Sandip Ray (son)
Parent(s)	Sukumar Ray (father) Suprabha Ray (mother)
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Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ˈʃɔt̪ːodʒit̪ ˈrai̯]; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an IndianBengali filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.[2][3][4] Ray was born in the city ofCalcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoirand viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London.

Ray directed 36 films, including featu