Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is only Indian movie to feature in BBC's 100-best foreign language films
The film which released in 1955, was the first in the 'Apu' trilogy.
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LONDON: Satyajit Ray's epic masterpiece 'Pather Panchali' has been included by BBC's 100 best foreign language films but it is the only film from India to feature in the list.
Ray's film, released in 1955 and the first in his 'Apu' trilogy, was placed at number 15 in the list, which has been topped by Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai'.
The list was culled out from a poll where over 200 critics from 43 countries picked their best foreign language film.
It all narrowed down to 100 films from 67 different directors, from 24 countries, and in 19 languages.
"27 of the highest-rated films were in French, followed by 12 in Mandarin, and 11 each in Italian and Japanese," according to the BBC.
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Some of the notable films that featured in the list are -- Kurosawa's 'Rashomon ', Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love', Andrei Tarkovsky's 'The Mirror', Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation', Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth', Ingmar Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' and Alfonso Cuaron's 'Y Tu Mama Tambien', among others.
The BBC admitted that only four of the 100 films have been directed by women. However, it said that 45 per cent of the critics who took part in the poll were women.
Rare Pictures Of Satyajit Ray To Take You Back In Time On His 97th Birth Anniversary
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Nearly a century ago, on this day, Satyajt Ray was born in a Bengali Brahmo family to legendary poet Sukumar and his wife Suprabha Ray. Little did the world know then, that he would grow up to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
His works made such an impact that legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa once said, "Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon."
On Ray's 97th birth anniversary, here's going back in time with some rare pictures:
Nearly a century ago, on this day, Satyajt Ray was born in a Bengali Brahmo family to legendary poet Sukumar and his wife Suprabha Ray. Little did the world know then, that he would grow up to be one..
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Satyajit Ray lost his father, when he was just 2-and-a-half years old. And while that may have felt like he didn't really know his father, in 1987 he went on to make a documentary on Sukumar Ray on his birth centenary.
It was through this film on his father's life and works, did one realise that the filmmaker knew his father through his writings, sketches and letters.
Here: Ray releases 'The world fun and fantasy' calendar in Calcutta on December 30, 1986. The calendar was a tribute to the Ray's father and the country's foremost creator of fantasy, Sukumar Ray. Each page contained the most popular writers of all times like Aesop, Lewis Carrol, Heath Robinson (who inspired Sukumar Ray), Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm brothers.
Satyajit Ray lost his father, when he was just 2-and-a-half years old. And while that may have felt like he didn't really know his father, in 1987 he went on to make a documentary on Sukumar Ray on h..
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In a career spanning 36 films, documentaries and shorts, Ray became a household name, not just in the country, but across the globe.
He went on to receive many prestigious awards and recognition for his contribution to Hindi and Bengali cinema.
Here: Satyajit Ray (L) receives the National Film Award from then-Vice President of India (1952-1962) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in New Delhi, on May 01, 1960.
In a career spanning 36 films, documentaries and shorts, Ray became a household name, not just in the country, but across the globe.
He went on to receive many prestigious awards and recognition for..
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Ray (centre) was also conferred with France's highest civilian award 'the Legion of Honour'.
Here: Raywith French president Francois Mitterrand (left) after the former is conferred with the Legion of Honour, during a function at National library in Calcutta on February 2, 1989.
Ray (centre) was also conferred with France's highest civilian award 'the Legion of Honour'.
Here: Ray with French president Francois Mitterrand (left) after the former is conferred with the Legion ..
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Ray became the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films. However, the recognition came late in his life, and he received the award on his death bed.
Right: An Oscar stands on Ray's writing table at his Calcutta residence on March 30, 1992.
The man behind 'Panther Panchali', Ray also won the 'Golden Lion' award, which he received at the Venice film festival.
Left: Ray is seen with the trophy at his residence in Calcutta on September 1, 1982.
Ray became the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films. However, the recognition came late in his life, and he received the award on his death bed.
Right: An Oscar stands ..
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While it is nearly impossible to pick the best from Ray's extraordinary work, some of his must-watch films include 'Pather Panchali', 'Jana Aranya', and 'Agantuk'.
Here (File photo from 1970's): Ray (R) is seen directing one of his films with Bengali cinema's matinee idol Uttam Kumar (C) on the set, in Bombay.
While it is nearly impossible to pick the best from Ray's extraordinary work, some of his must-watch films include 'Pather Panchali', 'Jana Aranya', and 'Agantuk'.
Here (File photo from 1970's): Ra..
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