Satyajit Ray was a multi-hyphenate in the true sense -- a director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and also a composer.
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Satyajit Ray was a multi-hyphenate in the true sense -- a director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and also a composer.
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One of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was awarded with an honorary Oscar.
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Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
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Satyajit Ray received many major awards in his career, including National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, two Silver Bears and many more.
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He was awarded at many International film festivals and ceremonies.
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The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992.
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A month before his passing in 1992, the filmmaker was honoured by the Academy at the 64th Oscar Awards. Ray accepted his award from a hospital bed in Kolkata.
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