Satyajit Ray was a renowned film director from West Bengal. Ray was born in Calcutta. He started his career as a commercial artist before making films. His first feature film was "Pather Panchali". He received many prestigious International /National awards for creation of this master piece. He made 28 full length feature films and a few documentaries. The French Government awarded him " The Legion of Honour"--the highest award in France. He also received many awards like the Magasaysay award (1967) and Dada Saheb Phalke award (1984). He was awarded "Bharat Ratna" in 1992. But the happiest moment in his life came when he was informed in his death bed of winning the special Oscar Award.
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