The politics in the films of Satyajith Ray has not been much
examined. There are many legends of Indian film making; Satyajith has yet not
being recognised as a political film maker. Comparing with the film of RithwikGhatak and Mrinal Sen which are politically highly influential, Sathyajith Rayhimself claims he is never a political film maker. But when we closely examine
his films, we could read out a close relationship with Indian politics in his
films.
He was an Indian Bengali filmmaker, wildly regarded as the one of the
great filmmaker in 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Culcutta in to a
Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drown in to independent film making after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica’s Italian neorealistfilm Bicycle Thieves. During a visit to London, Ray directed 36 film including
feature film documentaries and short. He was also fiction writer, publisher,
illustrator, calligraphy, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He
authored several short stories and novels primarily. Aimed at fictional
characters created by him, he was an honorary degree by Oxford University.
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