Today on the 97th birth anniversary of the Indian legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray we are here to present our gratitude to him. The next level talented personality from the film fertility was a screenwriter, graphic artist, music composer, and an author as well.

In his career graph, Satyajit Ray has gone on a roll for over four decades. During this period, he won 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 Silver Bears. He was also honoured with Academy Honorary Award in 1992. In the same year (1992), he was honoured with the highest civilian award in India i.e. the Bharat Ratna.

To pay a tribute to the filmmaker on his birthday, here we list out his three best films, which are a must watch for all the movie lovers.

Shatranj Ke Khilari:
In his filmmaking career, Shatranj Ke Khilari was the first Hindi film directed by Satyajit Ray. The film was plotted on Munshi Premchand’s short story with the same title and featured acting Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, David Abraham and Tom Alter. In the film, Amitabh Bachchan was the narrator and it was set in 1856. It portraited the life of two wealthy persons dedicated to chess and denoted the scenario between East India company and Awadh. The film was the official entry from India for Oscars but failed to receive the nomination.

Charulata:
Charulata movie is also known as The Lonely Wife. The movie was based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novel named Nastanirh (The Broken Nest). Actress Madhabi Mukherjee played the central character in the film. It portraits the emotional journey of Charulata surrounded by the society. The film is still relevant in the current scenario. Post its release, Charulata won two national awards including best film and best director.

Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali is unquestionably one of the cinematic masterpieces of the Indian film industry. The film describes the adolescence of lead actor Subir Banerjee and his elder sister played by Uma Dasgupta. Their harsh and poor conditions in the village. The drama film was produced by Government of Bengal and had won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.