Sandip Ray (born 8 September 1953) is an Indian film director and music director who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the famous Indian director

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

and Bijoya Ray.

Life and education

Sandip Ray was born in

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

. Initially schooled at the South Point School and after it, the Patha Bhavan, Kolkata, he subsequently attended the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

Career

Ray started his professional career in film at the age of 24 as

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on the sets of his father's film '' Shatranj Ke Khilari'' (''The Chess Players'', 1977). Before this, he had aided his father in various capacities including still photographer on

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. His directorial debut was '' Phatik Chand'' (1983) based on

's '' Fatik Chand'' – the film received an award in the International Children's Film Festival in Vancouver. Sandip Ray is also a noted photographer. He was the director of photography on Satyajit Ray's last three films, '' Ganashatru'' (''An Enemy of the People'', 1989), '' Shakha Proshakha'' (''The Branches of the Tree'', 1990) and '' Agantuk'' (''The Stranger'', 1991). Sandip Ray also guided the children's magazine '' Sandesh'', which was founded by his great-grandfather Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, and continued by his grandfather Sukumar Ray and his father

. From 1992, after the death of Satyajit, Sandip was the Joint Editor of the Sandesh. Since 2003 he has been the editor of the magazine. Sandip Ray has recently come up with his account of the time he has had with

Feluda Feluda is a fictional detective, private investigator created by Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray. Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali childre ...

, the famous Bengali detective created by his father, in a book named ''Aami aar Feluda'', published by Deep Prakashan. ''Aami aar Feluda'' was one of the best sellers at the last Kolkata Book Fair. First published in the magazine ''Sukhi Grihokon'' as a short series, ''Aami aar Feluda'' retains the flavor of ''Ekei Bole Shooting'', written by Satyajit Ray. Sandip's book deals with the background stories of all

movies and

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. ''Aami aar Feluda'' is ghost-written by author Sebabrata Banerjee. Sebabrata has tried to follow the smart and fluent style of writing introduced by Satyajit Ray which has made the new Feluda number a good reading experience. He made a video-documentary film on the late

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

in 1989. In 2003, Sandip Ray began working on adapting his father

's original 1962 story '' Bankhubabur Bandhu'' into a Bengali television film of the same name. The film, directed by Kaushik Sen, was eventually shown on

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in 2006. He started to score background music for Feluda from the film '' Bombaiyer Bombete'' (2003). Sandip Ray used his first written thriller story for his own directed film ''Hitlist'', 2009. In 2016, he directed a new Feluda film titled '' Double Feluda'' which is the sequel to '' Royal Bengal Rohosso'' (2011). During the shooting of ''Double Feluda'', produced by Eros International, Sandip Ray filmed his father's famous library. In 2019, he directed a film titled Professor Shonku O El Dorado, based on a story of

's Professor Shonku series called ''Nakur Babu O El Dorado''. The film starred veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee as Professor Shonku. The film has been produced by SVF Entertainment.

Filmography

Sandip Ray has directed the following TV films and movies: # '' Nayan Rahasya'' ( Feluda movie 2024) # '' Hatyapuri'' ( Feluda movie, 2022) # '' Professor Shonku O El Dorado'' (2019) # '' Double Feluda'' ( Feluda movie, 2016) # '' Monchora'' (2016) # '' Badshahi Angti'' ( A stand-alone Feluda reboot, 2014) # '' Chaar'' (2014) # '' Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy'' (2012) # '' Royal Bengal Rohosso'' ( Feluda movie, 2011) # '' Gorosthaney Sabdhan'' ( Feluda movie, 2010) # '' Hitlist'' (2009) # '' Tintorettor Jishu'' ( Feluda movie, 2008) # '' Kailashey Kelenkari'' ( Feluda movie, 2007) # '' Nishijapon'' (2005) # '' Bombaiyer Bombete'' ( Feluda movie, 2003) # '' Satyajiter Priyo Galpo'' (A series of seven TV films including one

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

, 2000) #'' Dr. Munshir Diary'' (A TV film of ''Satyajiter Priyo Golpo'' TV film series, 2000) # ''Eker Pithe Dui'' (unreleased series of 12 short films made for television, 2000) # '' Satyajiter Goppo'' (A series of four TV films based on four

mysteries and six short films based on six different stories of

, 1999) # ''My Mother: A Freudian introspection'' (Documentary, 1997) # '' Feluda 30'' (A series of five TV films based on

, 1996) # '' Baksho Rahashya'' (first TV film of ''Feluda 30'', 1996) # '' Target'' (1995) # '' Uttoran'' (1994) # '' Goopy Bagha Phire Elo'' (1992) # ''Pregnant Silence: Conception of a Genius'' (A Documentary on a rather surprising personal triumph, 1991) # ''Zindagi Ek Safar'' (A Homevideo Documentary on Kishore Kumar, 1989) # ''Satyajit Ray Presents II'' (Hindi TV film series, 1987) # '' Kissa Kathmandu Mein'' ''Satyajit Ray Presents'' (Hindi TV film series, 1986) # '' Phatik Chand (film)'' (Based on a story by

, 1983), Directorial debut

Books

*''Aami Aar Feluda'' (2006, ghost written by Sebabrata Banerjee) * Cholochitra Jibaner Char Dasak (2024)

Remarks

* Satyajit Ray felt Sandip was the best assistant (director) he ever had. (Satyajit) Ray told–

Sandip is handicapped by the additional weight of being my son. His latest work – The Return of Goopy & Bagha is hundred percent his own work. Only the plot and a few songs were mine. But the direction, the photography, the script were all Sandip's. In his handling of the camera, he is a master. His skill is better than mine. The bravura work of his cinematography is incomparable...

References

External links

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Watch Phatik Chand on your phone, tablet or computer
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