The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray : Satyajit Ray at work; Interview with collaborators.

This is a TV production made in the 60s in Kolkata. It has some rare footages of Satyajit Ray's preparation for a cinematic work, along with some equally rare interviews with some of his distinct collaborators.
I have no copyright of this video, uploaded it for educational and entertainment purpose.

[@mentalretard2359]

In the 60's and early 70's Ray was more well known in USA and Europe than in India apart from Bengal. Ray was an intellectual and artist first and then a film maker. Ray's cinema was very simple i.e. it showed life in it's bare form, yet it was very complex. Ray, as he admits in this video, never offered solutions, gave messages or moralized in his films, that made his films stand out even more. Mainstream cinema in India in the 60's was all about escape from reality, Ray totally went opposite and put reality in your face.

[@ayanmukherjee8255]

It is same right now as well

[@herokumar3368]

Currently tvf doing this with panchayat and gullak series

[@srvdkiller]

The unmatched intellect, poise and quality of words used in those days. I'm sure I'm born in the wrong generation. This is gem ✌️

[@Kuldeep-vb8mi]

Read good Literature. Think deeply. Live in solitude. Spirituality and Intuition. Be the change you want to see.

[@Redwoodtree34567]

First time heard karuna Banerjee speak in an interview Wow ,she is articulate

[@lakes836]

The maestro's voice, if you are listening to it without knowing who he is, it sounds perfect like an Englishman's English in the old days...he was so complete in so many ways!!

[@ayannandi1453]

The 60s was the birth of the direct cinema. The directors armed with their sight and sound equipments almost grab Ray and his cast and crew by the collars during work. As filmmakers a lot can be learnt by intently watching this film - the way he directs, the methods he applies to location scouting, the preps he goes through - up close and personal. Thanks to Sayantan for uploading this gem of a film. This is also precious for film appreciators who want to watch, the director at work, but also , a good direct cinema.

[@hartfilms2007]

Lovely, also, to see Kolkata of the 1960s!

[@shomowroy]

One of those rare occassions where you get to see Subrata Mitra talk on camera.

[@Valkyri3Z]

I am particularly caught by the simplicity of appearance of every single person in this video , be it actors or actresses or producers , directors , designers. No vanity .

[@debitaradutta4376]

Karuna Banerjee is my most favourite actress. Hearing her was a delight.

[@prashantsinghrathore6406]

For 29 minutes I was in a Film school.

[@atribhattacharyya2631]

Yeah..that 29 minutes..I was so emotional thinking that we bengalis have lost so many things from our culture. And there must not be any film school ever existed in the world to direct films like he did..Thank you..

[@Loving1999december]

Brings tears in my eyes whenever I watch these interviews of him and become aware all over again how remarkable he was.

[@romeoatpeace4426]

Omg this God ..I could hear him talk all day ..what a genius

[@arupratan87]

Probably the best documentary on Ray at work.

[@comradesudhir]

Timeless video, just like Ray!

[@anisenkolkata]

Its an honor as a Bengali to witness the genius 'Maharaja' at work!! Such dedication and finesse is rare as is his calibre to compose music, design costumes and even 'draw' the screenplay. How I wish I was born in the 'Ray-era' - atleast would have had the privilege to see this great man 'in person'. As the quintessential Bengali says on his birthday...'Maharaj, tomare selam'!!

[@debanjanchowdhury4397]

Satyajit Ray was a magnificent and accomplished personality. He still lives in our hearts , and will persist on living. He paved the way in filmmaking, his words , his crafts on making a film , his profound comprehensive speculation on society and inter relation between tribes and layers in society mesmerized us all the time. But intermittently we fail to learn from him , many people now don't feel enough the necessity to contemplate in his life . We have to exploit this stalwart persona , our way of living will be changed from it's core .

[@souravkamalguha]

This is possibly only interview where Subrata Datta and Karuna Bandyopadhyay speaking together about Ray. In my experience it is best video of Ray at work. Thanks for sharing.

[@sayansingha6370]

*Mitra, not Dutta

[@swamiboo9375]

I have always liked this way of speaking English.. It reminds me of my geography teacher she was very angrez like.. Really wanna do what Mr Ray did.. Create things The Way I Want! ⚡

[@namitasantra8779]

What a wonderful documentary on Ray and his works. Well preserved. A hidden gem. Thanks for uploading.

[@kollywoodkingss5304]

Legend in Action 💎💎in my schooldays I watched his flims in doordarshan,, flims are pather panchali,, mahanagar,, charulatha, Nayak,, , kanchen junga,, I am very much impressed without knowing who the filmmaker was,,,,,,, I am from taMilnadu,,,

[@shantanuroy6432]

no words...a craftsman....there are no words to describe satyajit ray....just emotion...

[@Annonym1234]

Thanks Mr. S. Dutta, this is a jewel of an upload. Ray at work is simply mesmerizing! Karuna Bannerjee´s perfect English took me by surprise. Ray´s genius will be appreciated by connoisseus for generations to come. From Sweden.

[@mnbvzxcv1]

What an excellent videos that bumped into my feed. Absolutely stunning piece on Ray. Lots of outdoors, vignettes of 60s Calcutta and rare glimpses to see and hear his team. Loved hear Karuna Bandyopadhyay for the first time. Thanks a lot for uploading.

[@zantigar]

He is a beautiful giant.

[@siddharthiisc]

Thank you very much, Sayantan Dutta! This is an important documentary. KZbin recommended me this morning, and I must say its a beautiful start of my weekend.

[@atribhattacharyya2631]

Wow.. what I have seen.. Being a "Satyaneshi" I never saw this video. A million thanks to you Mr. Sayantan..

[@avinghosh]

May be the first lesson for any student of cinema to learn. From none other than the greatest of the all!

[@pushanroychowdhury5741]

The best thing I've seen on the internet, speechless and in a trance !!! Thank you for the upload !!

[@SureshDhanya]

India's gift to the world

[@khokonmimikhan2658]

Very rare collection indeed. Satyajit Ray sounds british. The way he speaks English, seems like he lived in Britain for a long time. He has british accent. Thank you!!!

[@ghulamrabbani3954]

Far removed from today’s mechanized living. Evokes philanthropy, consciousness and reminds our duty towards left behind people in Bengal and the world at large. That probably is the single biggest contribution and achievement of this legend Satyajit Ray.

[@odditygh]

8:06 karuna bandyopadhyay is amazing

[@rnilu86]

Osonkho dhonyobad. Satyajit er eto olpo boyoser video aage dekhini. Jaa interview aache KZbin e sob e tei porinoto boyoser Satyajit ke peyechi. Camera man khub darun vabe Kolkata r onek details tule dhorechen.

[@shamikdaschowdhury6056]

This is a gem and all kudos to Sayantan Dutta.....best ever available ( also considering the Shyam Benegal one) specially I think this is the only video of Uttam Kumar's shooting as well....what a discovery...my salutes to you Sayantan

[@kamakhyadey4097]

Believe me I forgot it is 2020...!!! Masterpiece ... thank you very much for uploading this....I miss Mr Satyajit Ray everyday ...and the Japanese director was 💯 percent correct...🙏🙏🙏

[@101......]

Kurosawa sensei loved Mr. Ray's films and vice versa.

[@shubhayukolay9609]

@ 1:07 : "This man is a film director" Me : No,he is a LEGEND !!!

[@RunningMojo88]

Thanks to the uploader... This is real kohinoor...

[@KaushikSarkarVer.1.0]

@ Sayantan Dutta, what have you done !!! Do they give Nobels to KZbin uploaders?

[@jaytalk100]

Learned a lot about film making by Ray - a Genius !!!!

[@parnachattaraj5853]

One of the precious video of world class cinema

[@cosimocub]

thank you for this, Ray and Calcutta are eternal

[@ayshstrings]

Great to see the master at work . Also im surprised to see everyone in the video speaking fluent english .

[@abitmusic1291]

An eternal personality who introduced a completely new era to the Indian films through his amazing dedication & intellect!! "তোমারে সেলাম!"🙏

[@brosisproduction8901]

This is such a masterpiece

[@guitarprorockstar7882]

The maestro, the idol, the myth, the man !!!!!🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@AnirbanRoychoudhury]

Thanks Mr. Dutta for bringing such a candid documentary made on Ray before us. Several people (Subrata Mitra, Bangshi Chandragupta, Karuna Banerjee among others) speaking about Ray's work and their perception coming out, whom we have possibly never heard in any interview, they are quite eloquent. Wish my father could have seen this documentary, he would have appreciated it greatly had he been alive; a cinema fanatic from the seventies.

[@sunbong_rulez]

Also heard Alokananda Roy and Chidananda Dasgupta (father of Aparna Sen) for the first time and both are so eloquent.

[@arkarupgangopadhyay5081]

Just one anguish - 'The Alien' never got filmed .

[@parthibbiswas3730]

Well, it got. But stolen by Spielberg, named 'E.T.'

[@vishnuram4692]

@@parthibbiswas3730 Duh!

[@rohandas4892]

@@parthibbiswas3730 spielberg r coloumbia pictures 2 jon mile betray korachilo

[@gourabsarker6895]

@@rohandas4892 ar rakesh roshan koi mil gaya kore bodla niyeche 😅

[@AmritnidhiNews4HappyWorld]

Congrats for Excellent Interview with Oscar Awardee & Genius Film Director,Producer & Artist #SatyajitRoy !

[@sanjeebmitra6334]

Ray was not just a cinematographer. He was a filmmaker. There's a difference between the two.

[@sanjeebmitra6334]

You've read my comment sans context, I'm afraid. @Amritnidhi News had referred to Ray as a "cinematographer", prompting my reply. He has since edited his comment and opted to call him a "Genius Film Director", rendering my comment meaningless.

[@cnci29]

3 cheers to Mr Dutta for uploading this rare footage 👏👏👏

[@senguptasayn]

Heartfelt thanks. Going back in time only to return richer..

[@MrDebkumarbasu]

Thank you so much for this. I have been searching for this documentary for years.....

[@ashisBhadra]

Thanks for uploading this extremely important and wonderfully made documentary.

[@soumyajitmukherjee2396]

Thanks for sharing this rare footage

[@partgee]

Such a treasure. Very well documented . Great to see Ray working with his close associates and actors. Loved every bit of it.

[@praguhbis]

Thank you so much!! What a lovely documentary. What a talented man!!!!

[@dghatak01]

It is such a great pleasure to see this rare and old footage!! Million thanks for the upload 👍👍

[@kumarprasannadeb7626]

I am so glad that this video was uploaded by you. Such a rare glimpse into the greatness of Satyajit Ray!

[@praburajabelliganuru]

Thank you so much for this ❤❤❤

[@9830945979]

Thanks for uploading this antique buddy👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@bbsarkar7133]

Thank you very much for uploading..

[@robinson950]

It's an absolute gem of a collection... Thanks for sharing!

[@somnathde8680]

Thanks for uploading this.

[@SounakGhosh234]

this is pure gold

[@bhaswatmandal8751]

Thanks for this goldmine.

[@samyadeepsaha4563]

MY GOODNESS! THIS VIDEO IS A GEM!

[@nemo987654321]

This is a gem real gem

[@namratasarkar5707]

What a documentary... Just wow... I could not blink throughout the video... Mesmerising

[@subhankarchatterjee3267]

Thanks for the heads up on the way.

[@ajayakumartr]

Thanks for sharing such film about Ray...

[@pradeepauddy736]

So informative interview ! Thanks to concerned persons.

[@Subhasish5523]

অপূর্ব। অসংখ্য ধন্যবাদ।

[@newsilverwhitewinter]

Thanks Sayantan. This was truly wonderful.

[@arifnbd]

Thank you for posting!!!... amazing!!!!

[@tarnopol]

Fantastic upload! Ray was a pure master.

[@bagchibagchi]

byapok ! thanks for the upload.

[@anushkabasu7043]

Can’t thank you enough for this splendid video Sayantan

[@prajnadiptorakshit5019]

This is a gem of a video. Cant thank you enough for uploading it. And if you happen to have more such hidden gems, please please do share..

[@sankhadipsen2650]

cant thank you enough Sir..deserves an accolade!!!!!!!

[@indranidasgupta1511]

Fantastic! Indeed a great gift to start our new year!

[@ssm13-]

Thanks a lot buddy.. keep uploading videos like this...

[@Crowka274]

Mr. Dutta. Thanks a lot.

[@sumantadasgupta684]

Fantastic upload. Thank you.

[@jishnuchoudhury]

Gem of a video. Many many thanks

[@Rishimawshai]

Thanks a lot brother.....❤

[@debayanchakraborty1599]

Where did you get this video? Its super rare. Thank you

[@piltish]

Darun... Thans for the upload...

[@sankhadipsen2650]

Thank you so much ..really a great effort for the world really.... should be celebrated

[@tanmoychatterjee5288]

Absolute Gem, Pure Iridium.. Take a bow Maestro !!!

[@16023343623497081602]

Thank you

[@tejasgiri6824]

Thank you !!

[@anandhumohan5381]

Thanks ❤️

[@amimoubonimousumi2886]

কি বলে যে ধন্যবাদ দেবো এই পোস্ট টি করার জন্য আপনাকে 🙏 ভাষা পাচ্ছি না 🙏

[@tuhinjitdas9455]

Thanks a lot!

[@sanjuktasarkar7773]

Osadharon....

[@subhankarchatterjee3267]

Thanks.

[@jayantamukherjee386]

👌👌👌Its a treat...but, I detected one factual inaccuracy...Madhabi was not discovered by Ray. Mrinal Sen launched her in Baishey Sravan.

[@gouravadhikary5373]

Loved it....

[@myanurupa]

Thanks a lot for this video. Got to see my God from such close proximity

[@parnachattaraj5853]

Speechless 😲😲

[@learnsomethingnew555]

Lovely it is🖤