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Witness History: Satyajit Ray - India's master of film

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Satyajit Ray - India's master of film

23/12/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Satyajit Ray - India's master of film

An actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy

An actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy of films

Bengali film director Satyajit Ray has been described as one of the most influential directors in world cinema, with acclaimed US director Martin Scorsese among those crediting him as an inspiration. Early on in his career, Satyajit Ray released the classic Apu trilogy, which followed the life of a character called Apu from his childhood in rural Bengal to adulthood. Soumitra Chatterjee, the actor who played the title character in the final film, spoke to Farhana Haider. Soumitra Chatterjee died in November 2020.

(Photo: Satyajit Ray in 1989: Credit AFP/Getty Images)

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