Satyajit Ray

Sixteen Gripping Tales Of Suspense And Mystery Featuring The Master Sleuth Pradosh C. Mitter, His Teenaged Assistant Topshe, And Jatayu, A Bumbling Writer Of Crime Fiction. For The First Time Ever, The Stories Are Arranged In Chronological Order, And One Can Trace Feluda S Development From An Unknown Amateur Detective To A Professional Private Investigator.

The Complete Adventures of Feluda

The best short stories of Satyajit Ray Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray’s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguish his films. This collection brings together Ray’s best short stories—including such timeless gems as ‘Khagam’, ‘Indigo’, ‘Fritz’, ‘Bhuto’, ‘The Pterodactyl’s Egg’, ‘Big Bill’, ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ and ‘The Hungry Septopus’—which readers of all ages will enjoy. A collection of forty-nine short stories

The Collected Short Stories

Complete Adventures of Feluda

Satyajit Ray was a master of science fiction writing. Through his Professor Shonku stories and other fiction and non-fiction pieces, he explored the genre from various angles. In the 1960s, Ray wrote a screenplay for what would have been the first-of-its-kind sci-fi film to be made in India. It was called The Alien and was based on his own short story "Bonkubabur Bandhu". On being prompted by Arthur C. Clarke, who found the screenplay promising, Ray sent the script to Columbia Pictures in Hollywood, who agreed to back it, and Peter Sellers was approached to play a prominent role. Then started the "Ordeals of the Alien" as Ray calls it, as even after a series of trips to the US, UK and France, the film was never made, and more shockingly, some fifteen years later, Ray watched Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind and later E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, and realized these bore uncanny resemblances to his script The Alien, including the way the ET was designed! A slice of hitherto undocumented cinema history, Travails with the Alien includes Ray's detailed essay on the project with the full script of The Alien, as well as the original short story on which the screenplay was based. These, presented alongside correspondence between Ray and Peter Sellers, Arthur C. Clarke, Marlon Brando, Hollywood producers who showed interest, and a fascinating essay by the young student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism who broke the Spielberg story, make this book a rare and compelling read on science fiction, cinema and the art of adaptation.

Travails with the Alien: The Film That Was Never Made and Other Adventures with Science Fiction

A Collection of Satyajit Ray's best short stories in one volume! Best-known for his immensely popular short stories mysteries and the A collection of forty-nine Feluda adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation.

Classic Satyajit Ray

An American buys a yakshi head stolen from a Bhubaneshwar temple and subsequently dies in a plane crash. Trying to prevent the smuggling of priceless sculptures out of India, Feluda follow the lead.

A Killer in Kailash

The Puffin Feluda Omnibus Volume One [Paperback] Satyajit Ray

Sandip Ray

Shyam Benegal

Satyajit Ray on Cinema

Twenty-One Extraordinary Stories From A Master Storyteller For Several Decades Now, Satyajit Ray S Tales About Unusual Happenings And Bizarre Characters Rooted In Familiar Surroundings Have Both Regaled And Terrified His Readers, Young And Old Alike. Here Finally Are The Very Best Of His Short Stories, Available Together For The First Time Between Two Covers. In These Pages, You Will Encounter " The Hungry Septopus, A Carnivorous Plant With A Monstrous Appetite " Barin Bhowmick, A Kleptomaniac Who Is Taken Back Several Years By A Chance Encounter On A Train " Patol Babu, An Amateur Actor For Whom A Walk-On Part In A Movie Turns Into The Ultimate Challenge " Bipin Chowdhury, Who Seems To Be Suffering From A Most Disagreeable Bout Of Amnesia " Bonku Babu, A Mofussil Schoolteacher Who Is Visited One Night By A Friendly And Somewhat Awkward Alien " Ashamanja Babu S Dog, Who Bursts Out Laughing One Morning " Anath Babu, A Ghost Hunter Who Finds Himself Being Stalked By His Terrifying Quarry And Many, Many More Unforgettable Characters This Collection Features Four New Stories, Translated Specially For This Volume, Including Pikoo S Diary , Ray S Masterpiece About A Small Boy S Perception Of His Mother S Adulterous Affair, Written As A Child S Diary. It Also Contains All Eight Short Stories That Satyajit Ray Translated Himself Into English. Hilarious And Sinister By Turns, This Is Perfect Bedtime Reading For Those Who Like Their Terror Seasoned With A Pinch Of Humour, And A Collector S Item For All Ray Aficionados. The Author, A Renowned Film-Maker, Satyajit Ray Is Also A Writer Of Repute.

The Best of Satyajit Ray

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Satyajit Ray is acknowledged to be one of the world's finest film-makers. This book brings together some of his most cerebral writings on film.With the economy and precision that marked his films, Ray writes on the art and craft of cinema, pens an ode to silent cinema, discusses the problems in adapting literary works to film, pays tribute to contemporaries like Godard and Uttam Kumar, and even gives us a peek into his experiences at film festivals, both as a jury member and as a contestant. Including fascinating photographs by and of the master, Deep Focus not only reveals Ray's engagement with cinema but also provides an invaluable insight into the mind of a genius.

Deep Focus

Essays discuss the state of the Indian cinema, the challenges that face a film director, and admired Western films and filmmakers

Our Films, Their Films

Spine-Tingling Tales From The Other Side Of Midnight. Indigo Is The Mood In This New Collection Of Stories About The Supernatural, The Peculiar And The Inexplicable From Satyajit Ray, One Of The Best-Loved Writers Of Our Times. There Are Tales Here Of Dark Horror, Fantasy And Adventure Along With Heart-Warmingly Funny Stories About Ordinary People In Extraordinary Situations. In Big Bill Tulsi Babu Picks Up A Newly-Hatched Chick From A Forest And Brings It Home Only To Find It Growing Bigger And Fiercer By The Day; In Khagam A Man Kills A Sadhu S Deadly Pet Snake And Invites A Curse Which Brings About Horrifying Changes In His Body; And In The Title Story, A Young Executive Resting In An Old Abandoned Bungalow For A Night, Finds Himself Caught Up In A Chilling Sequence Of Events Which Occurred More Than A Century Ago. Also Included Here Is The Magical Mystery , A Brand New Feluda Story Discovered Amongst Ray S Papers After His Death, And Several Tales Featuring Uncle Tarini, The Master Storyteller Who Appears In Translation For The First Time. From Mr. Shasmal, Who Is Visited One Night By All The Creatures He Has Ever Killed, To Ashamanja Babu, Who Does Not Know What To Do When His Pet Dog Suddenly Begins To Laugh, The Unforgettable Characters In These Stories Surprise, Shock And Entertain Us In Equal Measure. Indigo Is A Veritable Treasure Trove Especially For Those Who Like A Taste Of The Unusual In A Short Story And An Unexpected Twist At The End. Translated From The Bengali By The Author And Gopa Majumdar.

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Indigo

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India S Greatest Film-Maker On The Art And Craft Of Films Exactly Fifty Years Ago, In 1955, The Release Of Pather Panchali Heralded The Arrival Of A Master In The World Of Cinema. Over The Next Forty Years, Satyajit Ray Came To Be Regarded As One Of The World S Finest Film-Makers Ever. Today, More Than A Decade After His Death, He Continues To Be India S Most Respected Name In International Film Circles. Apart From His Achievements As A Director, Ray Was Also A Prolific Writer Of Novels, Short Stories, And Essays On Cinema. Speaking Of Films Brings Together Some Of Ray S Most Memorable Writings On Film And Film-Making. With The Masterly Precision And Clarity That Characterize His Films, Ray Discusses A Wide Array Of Subjects: The Structure And Language Of Cinema With Special Reference To His Adaptations Of Tagore And Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay, The Appropriate Use Of Background Music And Dialogue In Films, The Relationship Between A Film-Maker And A Film Critic, And Important Developments In Cinema Like The Advent Of Sound And Colour. He Also Writes About His Own Experiences, The Challenges Of Working With Rank Amateurs, And The Innovations Called For When Making A Film In The Face Of Technological, Financial And Logistical Constraints. In The Process, Ray Provides Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Glimpses Of The People Who Worked With Him The Intricacies Of Getting Chhabi Biswas, Who Had No Ear For Music, To Play A Patron Of Classical Music In Jalsaghar; The Incredible Memory Of The Seventy-Five-Year-Old Chunibala Devi, Indir Thakrun Of Pather Panchali, And Her Remarkable Attention To Details. This First-Ever Translation Of Bishay Chalachitra, A Seminal Collection Of Essays On Cinema, Speaking Of Films Retains The Lucidity And Simplicity That Is A Hallmark Of Ray S Writing, And Gives An Invaluable Insight Into The Mind Of A Genius.

Speaking of Films

Satyajit Ray's Feluda Mysteries: The Criminals of Kailash

Delightful Anecdotes From The Life Of One Of The World'S Greatest Film-Makers Who Was Satyajit Ray, Writer, Director, Music Composer And Artist? Where Did He Make His Beginnings? Who Were The People He Grew Up With? In This Charming Collection Of Stories From Ray'S Childhood And Film-Making Days, We Get A Glimpse Into The Life Of A Man Who Appeared Serious And Aloof To The World, And Find A Different, More Accessible Ray-Humorous, Tender, Affectionate. He Tells Us About His First Taste Of An Ice Cream, His Initial Understandings Of The Principles Of Photography, And The Teasing He Had To Endure In School Because Of His Famous Father And Grandfather. With Unassuming Grace He Writes About His Vast, Talented Family, Where Each Member Had His Or Her Special Quirks And Eccentricities. In This Volume, Ray Also Shares Some Of His Experiences While Shooting Pather Panchali-His Epic Debut, And Subsequent Films, Particularly For Children. He Describes How An Entire Field Of Kaash Flowers Was Eaten Up By Cows Before He Could Shoot His Famous Scene With The Train In Pather Panchali; And How A Circus Tiger Let Loose In A Bamboo Grove Chased Away A Group Of Curious Onlookers In The Blink Of An Eye. Frank And Funny, These Stories Written Originally For The Bengali Children'S Magazine Sandesh, Are An Essential Read For All Ray Enthusiasts As Well As Those Who Want To Know Ray, The Writer And Film-Maker, Better. Translated From The Bengali By Bijoya Ray

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