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Satyajit Ray
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- #001
The Legion of Honor is France's most prestigious award, given to those who demonstrate outstanding lifetime achievement in their chosen field. Rather than inviting Satyajit Ray to France for the ceremony, then-French President François Mitterrand went personally to Ray's door in Calcutta to present him with the honor.
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Satyajit Ray received an honorary lifetime achievement award at the 1992 Oscars. He is the second Indian to win an Oscar; the first was Bhanu Athaiya in 1983.
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Satyajit Ray was a large man — about 1.80 meters tall and well over two hundred pounds — nearly a foot taller than the average Indian of his generation.
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Satyajit Ray was named the twenty-fifth greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
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Satyajit Ray was very fond of the actor Nana Patekar. Before his death, he wanted to direct him.
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John Huston was another great admirer of Satyajit Ray's work.
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Satyajit Ray was a fan of the Tintin comics and even photographed some of the books in his films.
- #008
Along with Mrinal Sen and the late Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray is regarded as the most important director India has ever produced.
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Satyajit Ray was the author of many science fiction short stories.
- #010
A talented graphic artist, Satyajit Ray designed numerous book covers and magazine covers. He also designed two typefaces.
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Satyajit Ray was a jury member at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1961.
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Satyajit Ray served as a jury member at the Venice Film Festival in 1982.
- #013
Satyajit Ray's niece Ruma Guha Thakurta was married to the Bollywood legend the late Kishore Kumar.
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Satyajit Ray became a Fellow of the British Film Institute for his outstanding contribution to film culture.
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Satyajit Ray was the son of the late Sukumar Ray.
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Satyajit Ray was the father of Sandip Ray.
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Satyajit Ray was the grandfather of Souradip Ray.
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Satyajit Ray was the grandson of the late Upendra Kishore Raychowdhuri.
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Satyajit Ray was the father-in-law of Lalita Ray.
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Among his family and later his close colleagues, Satyajit Ray was known as Manik (meaning "jewel" in Bengali), because his parents had wanted a child for a long time before his birth.
- #021
Satyajit Ray was a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories since childhood.
- #022
Satyajit Ray's father died when he was three years old.
- #023
Satyajit Ray not only holds the record for winning 36 National Film Awards across more than 6 different categories, but also has the unique distinction of winning the Best Feature Film Award with both his first film, Pather Panchali (1955), and his last film, Agantuk (1991).
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