Born into a talented Indian family, Satyajit Ray is not only regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, but he was also a screenwriter, author, music composer, illustrator, and calligrapher.
His most well known films include his debut self-financed film Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), Apur Sansar, (The World of Apu) (1959), The Music Room (1958), The Big City (1963) and Charulata (1964).
“Not to have seen the cinema of Satyajit Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.”
-Akira Kurosawa
Here is the rain scene from the stunningly beautiful Pather Panchali (1955), the first film directed by Satyajit Ray, who was born on this day May 2, 1921 in Kolkata, India.
