Satyajit Ray, born in a distinguished Bengali family, always secretly aspired to be a filmmaker. Ray's first work Pather Panchali certainly indicates the arrival of a major talent. This film earned him Best Human Document Prize at Cannes Film Festival. It was said then - Will Ray redeem his prodigious promise and become 'The Shakespeare Of The Screen'?

In the same series, Ray gave two more films, Aprajito and Apur Sansar. Both the films were beautifully made and musical to be with.

Around 1961 Satyajit Ray made Teen Kanya, a trilogy under the names - 'Post Master', 'Monihara' and 'Sampati' all based on Rabindranath Tagore's stories.

In his later film he also composed music for the film. Ray is above all a great and thorough technician, revealing every fact of music.

In 1962 he make Kaanchenjunga his first color film, which is praised for its aesthetic and emotional use of colors and the unity of time, place and action. Charulata made in 1979 is one of Ray's best work.

In 1969, Goopy Gyen Bagha Byne, a film that delighted children, left critics bewildered. Ray's emotionally saturated images became fixed forever. The films Sonar Killa and Jai Baba Felunath are proof of Satyajit Ray's mastery on detective stories for children.

Ray won the Golden Bear Award at Berlin for his work in Ashani Sanket 1973, a color film.

 Shatranj Ke Khiladi in 1977, was his first Hindi film, which was also his most expensive production.

Ganashatru in 1989, on Ibsen's play, Shakha Prashakha in 1990 an Indo-French co-production which invited mixed reaction. Agantuk in 1991 an Indo-French co-production hit the box-office in Paris.

The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science presented the 'Special Oscar Award' to him early in 1992.

All his work, it is believed, used to swell with fullness of life and glow with the light of spirit. Satyajit Ray was indeed the master of the art of motion pictures.

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