Great master of world cinema, Satyajit Ray had humanistic approach to cinema, in Kolkata

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But it is Satyajit Ray who straddles the world of cinema with the authority of a maestro. Ray is a true product of the culmination of Calcutta's renaissance experience. His achievements in the field of Literature, music, design and films give him a stature reserved for the very best. Although wooed constantly to make films outside Bengal, Ray has steadfastly refused the offers. He chooses to craft his celluloid pearls in a technically primitive and a rather comfortable confines of the Calcutta's film studios. Satyajit Ray, the master storyteller, has left a cinematic heritage that belongs as much to India as to the world. His films demonstrate a remarkable humanism, elaborate observation and subtle handling of characters and situations. The cinema of Satyajit Ray is a rare blend of intelle