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Facts about Satyajit Ray

Occup.Director
FromIndia
BornMay 2, 1921
DiedApril 23, 1992
Aged70 years

Summary

Satyajit Ray was a famous Director from India, who lived between May 2, 1921 and April 23, 1992. He/she became 70 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Satyajit.

24 Famous quotes by Satyajit Ray

Small: What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his fee
"What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure"
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Small: Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bomba
"Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can't leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule"
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Small: Particularly in the final stages I always find that Im rushed. Its dangerous when youre rushed in the e
"Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're rushed in the editing stage, most of my early films are flawed in the cutting"
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Small: My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small town
"My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population"
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Small: At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical mu
"At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music"
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Small: I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music
"I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music"
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Small: I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sol
"I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be made into films and I would write my own treatment and then compare it"
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Small: You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring back money from your loca
"You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring back money from your local market, which is very small after Pakistan"
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Small: The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days
"The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days"
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Small: Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they wi
"Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens"
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Small: There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so thats half of our market gone
"There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market gone"
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Small: When Im shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but im
"When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but important modifications, that you can't do on a set. I do that because you have to be economical"
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Small: Well the Bombay film wasnt always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realisti
"Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years"
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Small: The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves
"The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves"
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Small: The director is the only person who knows what the film is about
"The director is the only person who knows what the film is about"
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Small: Ever since Two Daughters Ive been composing my own music
"Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music"
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Small: Theres always some room for improvisation
"There's always some room for improvisation"
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Small: It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part.
"It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn't want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical"
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Small: Ive made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the oth
"I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation"
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Small: I think they quite like me when I work because Im one of the safer directors to back, because even if m
"I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer directors to back, because even if my films don't bring their costs in back home, once they're shown outside of India they manage to cover the costs"
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Small: I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time
"I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time"
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Small: My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly t
"My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful"
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Small: When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations Im familiar with.
"When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familiar with. I don't write stories about the nineteenth century"
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Small: I wouldnt mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake
"I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they're not on a fixed salary"
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