
Kolkata: Late filmmaker Satyajit Ray's son Sandip Ray said on his father's 92nd birth anniversary Wednesday that he will make a film on Professor Shonku, a character created by his father. "I will make a film on Professor Shonku. Discussions are going on over the film about the sets that are needed, special effects, and graphics. However, who will play the role of Shonku is yet to be decided," Ray...

12:47 PM, May 03, 2012

Kolkata: Two decades after the legendary Satyajit Ray's death, his son says the skill of being a 'ruthless director' that he has inherited from his father is a prime reason for his success as a filmmaker. "I have learnt several things from my father and the crew members of his team, which have helped me. But one thing which has helped me is that he used to say that a...

12:07 PM, Apr 01, 2012

Kolkata: Very few know that Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray was equally at ease with still camera as he was with a movie camera. Rare photographs taken by Ray are on display at 17th Kolkata Film Festival. The pictures capturing various moments both in India and abroad between late 1950s to late 1960s are on display at the film festival. The exhibition started on Nov 11 and will go on till...

03:38 PM, Nov 13, 2011

Ray's other famous creation, detective Feluda, already has films made on him. ...

10:38 AM, Jul 30, 2009

Mumbai: Players who can transform a game with bat or ball through vintage Caribbean brilliance represent West Indies' best opportunity of upsetting Pakistan in Wednesday's opening World Cup quarter-final in Dhaka. Pakistan bring skilled spinners, experience and a rare victory over defending champions Australia to Bangladesh at a tournament set to increasingly favour the sub-continental contenders as the temperatures soar. To combat the pre-match favourites, West Indies plan to recall...

09:15 PM, Jan 05, 2008

"He immortalised many characters and I plan to bring many of them alive," says Sandip Ray. ...

08:38 PM, Jul 18, 2007

The 250-page website will have exhaustive details on the multi-faceted maestro, his son Sandip Ray said. ...

04:40 PM, Aug 24, 2006