Satyajit ray pather panchali

Amongst several stalwart resident guests of circa 1960’s at The Shalimar, the pioneer maestro of intellectual cinema, Mr. Satyajit Ray stands out. His Sherlock Holmesque detective book series called ‘The Adventures of Feluda,’ mentions the fictional character Feluda as residing at The Shalimar. The book went on to be made into a famous movie by the maestro’s son Sandip Ray. In 2002, the latter revisited his father’s fond old haunt, The Shalimar Hotel, to film particular sequences of his…

Still image from Pather panchali, the first film (1955) in the "Apu triology" by Satyajit Ray.

Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)

Pather Pachali: Satyajit Ray

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Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) by Satyajit Ray 1955