Conversation with Satyajit Ray | Gideon Bachmann | 1958 New York

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  • Опубликовано: 10 авг 2020
  • In 1958, director Satyajit Ray attended the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, on the occasion of the U.S. release of PATHER PANCHALI. Ray had by then completed APARAJITO and THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE, and THE MUSIC ROOM would soon premiere. Presented here are audio excerpts of a conversation Ray had with film critic Gideon Bachmann during the seminar.
    Recorded during Satyajit Ray's visit to the USA, Aug. 31, 1958; broadcast on WBAI radio station, New York, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1960, as part of the Film art series.
    Three Rays: Stories from Satyajit Ray : amzn.to/3gvQRhl
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  • @rheumaarvind5636
    @rheumaarvind5636 3 года назад +233

    Bharath Ratna should be proud to be on him

    • @503945158
      @503945158 3 года назад +47

      Too bad he received Bharat Ratna after he already went into coma. India doesn't recognize its sons on time.

    • @gobindakumarchakraborty4163
      @gobindakumarchakraborty4163 3 года назад +22

      It is absolutely surprising that Satyajit Ray made his films in then Tollygaunje studio with out the sophisticated requirements. But by his sheer genius, he made his films world classic films

    • @SudhirDas2109
      @SudhirDas2109 3 года назад +8

      absolutely n not only film making its casting, dialogues, music , costumes, calligraphy a master of all..

    • @debasishghosh673
      @debasishghosh673 Год назад +3

      Not really ,as it was granted to him to balance the incompetency of the India Government as the Oscar Award was already declared to Mr. Ray and it (the Bharat Ratna) was most shrudefully timed as Mr. Ray was in a coma and most likely he would have refused it if he was in his senses . This was also stated by Mr. Utpal Dutt in one of his famous speeches at the mourning ceremony of Mr . Ray .

    • @raihanzahir234
      @raihanzahir234 6 месяцев назад

      No award is worthy of this genious.....anyone who tried to bestow their award on him, knew that.

  • @SwapravaNath
    @SwapravaNath 3 года назад +54

    "simple things are more universal than complex ones" -- just brilliant!

  • @shuvrochakraborty8563
    @shuvrochakraborty8563 9 месяцев назад +9

    When he says about Bengali way(not Indian way, according to him... because India is diverse)... We should keep it in mind particularly nowadays when diversity and regional culture is constantly under attack.

  • @ammolramkrishna9694
    @ammolramkrishna9694 3 года назад +58

    This person is real ' Mahanayak' of Indian cinema.

  • @axkermans
    @axkermans 12 дней назад +2

    I could listen to him speak all day. Literal goosebumps. His pronunciation is so clear. ❤️

  • @Soumoyadeep_Maity
    @Soumoyadeep_Maity Месяц назад +1

    his interview itself feels like a ray movie 😇

  • @sakibuddin7662
    @sakibuddin7662 3 года назад +88

    Satyajit Ray's voice is music to my ears...thank you for sharing this ❤❤

  • @mylifemyrule4580
    @mylifemyrule4580 3 года назад +67

    It was recorded in 1958!
    I don't think I have heard any of Ray's interviews more old than this one..
    Thank you Mr. Mukherjee

  • @rishimaanjumrisha869
    @rishimaanjumrisha869 3 года назад +57

    His love for Bengal is very inspiring

    • @asulike2
      @asulike2 Год назад +2

      বাঙালি তো সবার ওপর বাংলা মা কেই ভালবাসবে, তাই নয় কি?

    • @rishimaanjumrisha869
      @rishimaanjumrisha869 Год назад +2

      @@asulike2 একদম

  • @pritoshsarkar9433
    @pritoshsarkar9433 3 года назад +35

    💥Satyajit Roy is one of the greatest filmmaker all around the world. Oscar winner and Bharat Ratna winner 💥

  • @narvin3
    @narvin3 3 года назад +37

    The guy has that classic British accent and voice which can be used for many characters

    • @flamencoguitarist2024
      @flamencoguitarist2024 3 года назад +1

      not exactly British accent.. its Trans-Atlantic accent

    • @ALMoori
      @ALMoori 3 года назад +4

      British era elite class english educated , or who studied abroad yhen have this magnificient authentic english accent, not nowadays were from 90s onwards this increasingly middle class cheap american slang from american series on star tv, Channel V and MTV .offcourse the present generation has the whole gamut of social media to choose from

  • @anweshadas636
    @anweshadas636 3 года назад +14

    When he said a bengali style realistic sort of film-making I could catch that right away. I'm super proud of my bengali culture.

  • @nincompooplol
    @nincompooplol Год назад +12

    This man. A rare gem. There will never be another one.

  • @SushantTandon
    @SushantTandon 3 года назад +14

    Listening to his voice, his enunciation, his accent.. Class oozes out his voice.

  • @amimoubonimousumi2886
    @amimoubonimousumi2886 Год назад +2

    মানিক দা একজনই ছিলেন 🙏 সত্যিই যেনো হীরে মানিক 🙏

  • @prabhasray4662
    @prabhasray4662 2 года назад +6

    Satyajit Ray, an outstanding personality and a celebrated film-maker who would be unforgettable for a lifetime.A versatile person indeed.

  • @nomadexplorer6682
    @nomadexplorer6682 3 года назад +23

    Ray....an original film maker. The simplicity of expression of human values in Bengal on film frame is sublime and truthful. When I saw Pather Panchali, I could not believe these were fictional characters and the dialogues scripted. There will never be another Ray as much as another Rabindranath.

  • @rajarshimanna5825
    @rajarshimanna5825 3 года назад +68

    Rabindranath Tagore of Indian cinema.

    • @El.Papito28
      @El.Papito28 2 месяца назад

      Satyajit Ray of Indian cinema.

  • @stringsattached_._
    @stringsattached_._ 19 дней назад

    Loads of Love to the man who taught me to watch a film in the right way ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @biswaprasunchatterji5609
    @biswaprasunchatterji5609 3 года назад +36

    Thank you, the interviewer asked a lot of probing questions about style, formula etc and Ray answered them with finesse....a very rare interview...thanks

  • @odditygh
    @odditygh 3 года назад +21

    What a gem!

  • @sudhindrakopalle7071
    @sudhindrakopalle7071 Месяц назад

    I wonder what led to this heady mix of Ray's talent stack - expert at articulation, director par excellence, an exceptional artist, and a man really sure about what he wants in life. Fascinating to see how clear he thought about things 70 years ago, when experimental film making was in its infancy in India.

  • @sayakdeb8251
    @sayakdeb8251 3 года назад +7

    THE WAY HE PRESENTED HIMSELF SHOWED HIS CLASS!!!! ABSOLUTELY OUTSTABNDING!!!! WHAT A PERSONALITY MR.RAY WAS!!!!!!!

  • @Sachin.095
    @Sachin.095 3 года назад +11

    The year is 1958 and he is speaking so good english. Ray is absolutely correct about his films not being formula bound in india that's why though he is very popular among the real cinema loving filmmakers like Martin scorcese, wes anderson, ralph fienes, akira kurosawa but he has been forgotten in his own country.

    • @samarjitmechie
      @samarjitmechie 6 месяцев назад

      What does the Year have to do with speaking good English?!

    • @Sachin.095
      @Sachin.095 6 месяцев назад

      @@samarjitmechie because majority of population didn't even know alphabets of English at that time and here he is, speaking like a native.

    • @samarjitmechie
      @samarjitmechie 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Sachin.095 You seem to be highly uninformed of how people were back then. People of that time were more inclined towards 'English' than today's generation.

    • @vedkumar6443
      @vedkumar6443 3 месяца назад

      ​@@samarjitmechie😂

    • @vedkumar6443
      @vedkumar6443 3 месяца назад

      I'm not sure but I think he's not been to America before this though Panther Panchali has gone to Vancouver and his flim also went to the San Francisco film festival but I am not very sure that whether he had attended those festivals himself or not but none the less the diction in English of his so clear and of strong bristish accent because it was ingrained in his family from very first , his paternal side were highly polished in English and maternal side too was very much influenced by english and he's worked in a British agency for quite a long time along with british employees so it's very much that his articulation would be quite influenced by British english

  • @rozapayel6536
    @rozapayel6536 29 дней назад

    His way of delivering his views, choosing diction in a way that touches the heart - he is nothing but an institution himself.

  • @dghatak01
    @dghatak01 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing !! Never miss an opty to listen to any of his interviews

  • @goat1401
    @goat1401 3 года назад +1

    Thank u for putting this up. I'll keep coming bk to this. Timeless & priceless!

  • @shikharfilms5457
    @shikharfilms5457 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for uploading this video.

  • @sahanachaudhuri9601
    @sahanachaudhuri9601 3 года назад +3

    You are doing a highly commendable job by sharing such rare and superb interviews. Thanks.

  • @sankarsanyal4432
    @sankarsanyal4432 3 года назад +6

    Priceless interview.

  • @sunitagautam2721
    @sunitagautam2721 3 года назад +1

    What a observing and insightful filmmaker

  • @srijanidasgupta6158
    @srijanidasgupta6158 3 года назад +10

    Rarest of the rare interview.....it's just priceless... thanks a lot for uploading this🙏👍❤️

  • @abeshchatterjee6954
    @abeshchatterjee6954 3 года назад +9

    Its really an absolute gem. The clippings and the footages you use, most of them are very rare and its a privilege to watch this as a collaboration.
    Thanks a lot for sharing such of old footages. Keep sharing man.👍👍👍👍

  • @BasabjitChowdhury
    @BasabjitChowdhury 3 года назад +1

    Never knew such interviews existed. Thanks for sharing. 👍

  • @saisha783
    @saisha783 3 года назад +7

    Absolutely speechless!!!...to see him, his aura & a legendary personality 😍 God bless you beautiful soul🌷

  • @aaryapaulxic1029
    @aaryapaulxic1029 3 года назад +1

    Satyajit Ray was really have a great personality and he was really a great film director and a great writer. I am a big fan of his movies and his writings.

  • @nomadexplorer6682
    @nomadexplorer6682 3 года назад +2

    Thank you Shri Soorajit Mukerji for sharing. Great moments. Ray, the light in the cinema hall. We come out stunned and overwhelmed. 👍

  • @barnalibanerjeeaishibanerj5350
    @barnalibanerjeeaishibanerj5350 3 месяца назад

    So beautiful voice and.pronunciaton of Mr Roy🎉

  • @deepanwitachanda3471
    @deepanwitachanda3471 8 дней назад

    Thank you so much for this upload. It's a treasure in itself. I cannot believe such a talented soul used to exist amongst us. It's a really treat listening to him ❤😊

  • @sarakhan-lb5ql
    @sarakhan-lb5ql 3 года назад +30

    Listening to his accent ...... how well he spoke ....I wonder what made Indian accent like this today

    • @utsavdhyani8839
      @utsavdhyani8839 3 года назад

      it's British Accent actually.

    • @swagotosurjodutta7341
      @swagotosurjodutta7341 3 года назад +2

      @@utsavdhyani8839 this is clean English, you can understand each word.

    • @abyp1883
      @abyp1883 3 года назад +5

      We slowly transitioned from the british curriculum, british english native speaking 'teachers'................to locally bred (teachers with no experience in britain or speaking british english). Once that transition was made, our british accent faded away. Leading to...what it is now. I wouldnt say to what it is 'now'. I would say to what it became up until the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Why? Cos since then, its again changed to a slightly better accent since then and the accent is improving every day as we speak. Today children speak much better (accent i mean) than in the 80s, 90s. I'm sure it will improve more n more from now.
      But the classical usage of delightful words and classical english usage...well thats gone (thats gone not just in india...but all across the world). Sadly.

    • @BASUNDHARACHAUDHURI
      @BASUNDHARACHAUDHURI 3 года назад +3

      @@utsavdhyani8839 its not,british accent is very different. This is neutral english.No accent,crystal clear,sophisticated,elegant english.

    • @axkermans
      @axkermans 12 дней назад

      ​@@utsavdhyani8839 it is not. This is the indian accent of a man well versed in English. There is no "particular" accent. Everyone well versed has their unique way of speaking. Indian accent is not necessarily the stereotypical Indian accent that the west wants you to think it is.

  • @ssengupta943
    @ssengupta943 Год назад

    No word of thanks is enough but still, a big thanks to you.
    Ray voice is magic and Ray in video is mesmerizing. I was fortunate enough to talk with him , a few times, rather converse with him , when I was in my school. We talked about Shonku, Jatayu, Feluda etc. That memory is my kohinoor 😀😃

  • @branandubh
    @branandubh Год назад

    Wow! The spirit of a great artist.

  • @nagavelmarx3339
    @nagavelmarx3339 5 месяцев назад

    Happy to hear❤

  • @ravishankarmishra4970
    @ravishankarmishra4970 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing

  • @jaitaghosh5928
    @jaitaghosh5928 3 года назад

    Apnak Osongkho dhonnobad janai emon prochestar jonno🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Naughty-jq2gg
    @Naughty-jq2gg Год назад

    Thank you❤🙏🙏

  • @streb6
    @streb6 Год назад

    Thank you ❤️

  • @curious1731
    @curious1731 3 года назад

    People of those period had an incredible eloquence.

  • @samratmitra9406
    @samratmitra9406 3 года назад +26

    9:34
    I have been doing some research on the timepiece he was wearing. And what I've found, it's a Omega - Seamaster Octagon cal.1020 "NEW", grey dial. - 3660863 - Men - 1970-1979.

    • @sg04f
      @sg04f 3 года назад

      9:34 onar hathey ou lal box ta ki?

    • @rnilu86
      @rnilu86 3 года назад +1

      @@sg04f Kono music instrument er kono part mone hocche.

    • @SuperFatafati
      @SuperFatafati 3 года назад +1

      @@sg04f looks like a metronome.

    • @kabirchattopadhyay533
      @kabirchattopadhyay533 3 года назад +3

      Would have been beautiful if it was a Perigal Repeater (Gorosthaane Shabdhan). :D

    • @samrat447
      @samrat447 3 года назад +1

      Good job Sherlock.....oh wait wait I meant Topse.

  • @sayarbose9758
    @sayarbose9758 3 года назад +1

    Very informative. Looking forward to more such rare videos and your research.

  • @shashwata671
    @shashwata671 3 года назад +1

    brilliant, thanks.

  • @prithwirajroy23
    @prithwirajroy23 3 года назад +1

    Tou are an angel...

  • @chandreyeeghosh5711
    @chandreyeeghosh5711 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for uploading these hidden treasures 👌Sir👌👌👌👌👌🙏

  • @rajeshjana3685
    @rajeshjana3685 3 года назад +1

    Great Gem 💎💎💎💎💎

  • @sudipchowdhury4082
    @sudipchowdhury4082 3 года назад

    what a great personality

  • @DurantaRangan
    @DurantaRangan 2 года назад +1

    একা একা যে কী করেছেন, ভাবা যায় না। প্রণাম ।

  • @bosedwellingsofficial9753
    @bosedwellingsofficial9753 3 года назад +1

    Rare of the rarest

  • @satyajitchakraborty4375
    @satyajitchakraborty4375 3 года назад

    Man you are gem.

  • @santirammandal1328
    @santirammandal1328 8 месяцев назад

    No comments. Only deep regards from my heart 🙏

  • @sinlokemp
    @sinlokemp 3 года назад +3

    He speaks so well. So many personalities from the late eras are way more than polished and eloquent than our contemporaries.

  • @arnabmaity4811
    @arnabmaity4811 3 года назад +1

    The man with advanced vision...

  • @amithowlader544
    @amithowlader544 3 года назад +1

    The Satyajit Ray is the best director of INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY.

  • @chandranibanerjee9074
    @chandranibanerjee9074 3 года назад +3

    Daruuun

  • @SujitKrNandi
    @SujitKrNandi 3 года назад

    Excellent

  • @animeshdas7097
    @animeshdas7097 3 года назад +1

    There was no question of working away from Bengal - Hats off to one of the Perfect Bengali.

  • @saikat_ray
    @saikat_ray 3 года назад +3

    Oshadharon..waiting for more such gems

  • @Consideredreply
    @Consideredreply 3 года назад +2

    Ray could have been a great success on Radio. His voice is golden.

    • @sbansban
      @sbansban 3 года назад +3

      Ray was intimately associated with All India Radio and his voice was utilized for background narration by the Government of India and other state governments in several documentaries

  • @skakash6084
    @skakash6084 10 месяцев назад

    A legend

  • @sbansban
    @sbansban 3 года назад +9

    Ha ha, it's so funny to hear how Ray had to explain to the American interviewer in this 1958 interview who Ravi Shankar was. Little did anyone realize at that time that one day Ravi Shankar would become a household name in the Western world, especially in the US and other anglophone countries like the U.K. and become forever intimately connected with the Beatles and many other classic rock stars

  • @HELLBOY583
    @HELLBOY583 3 года назад +19

    Global Bengali if there ever was one.

  • @MrTreylor
    @MrTreylor 3 года назад

    Genius!

  • @sowmadeepbhattacharjee8665
    @sowmadeepbhattacharjee8665 3 года назад

    Apurbo lagcha tomar Kaj💌

  • @KAnTube
    @KAnTube 3 года назад

    Enriched having seen

  • @scriptandscribble6065
    @scriptandscribble6065 2 года назад

    Such a legend not even mentioned nowadays

  • @sayakdeb755
    @sayakdeb755 2 года назад

    HIS LOVE FOR SIMPLICITY MADE HIM MORE APPEALING TO THE AUDIENCE!!! WELL THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION!!!

  • @chandanthakur996
    @chandanthakur996 3 года назад +6

    My goodness. What an accent! And so soft-spoken. And there are people today who pronounce the POTUS as 'Doland'!

  • @ronibuli
    @ronibuli 3 года назад +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @rahulbose4323
    @rahulbose4323 Год назад

    The master

  • @joydeep2723
    @joydeep2723 3 года назад

    Best

  • @shuvoDhar.5537
    @shuvoDhar.5537 2 года назад

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @baristaccd
    @baristaccd 8 месяцев назад

  • @anirbanbanerjee3503
    @anirbanbanerjee3503 2 года назад

    I agree with Satyajit Ray that 'Bicycle Thieves ' is a great film.

  • @JC-kb9ud
    @JC-kb9ud Год назад

    Satyajit Ray received the Ramon Magsaysay Award long time back and H.H.The Dalai Lama got the same award today. What a coincidence. One of Asia's highest honors, reversing the spirit demonstrated by people and organizations through altruistic and selfless dedication to the people of Asia. Asians who stand out in their profession and have a reputation for voluntarily serving others without seeking public awareness are eligible for the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

  • @MM-eb9ub
    @MM-eb9ub 2 года назад

    من الجيد سماع صوته ورؤيته قبل مشاهدة أعماله!

  • @hiransarkar1236
    @hiransarkar1236 3 года назад

    Should be the face of Indian Cinema, IMO !

  • @arindamdutta9371
    @arindamdutta9371 3 года назад +10

    7:05
    "That's his brother, Ravi Shankar is the name of the composer"...... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    What's a steller legacy Pather Panchali left.... What a team. Too much

  • @abhisheksrivastava5014
    @abhisheksrivastava5014 3 года назад +3

    Subscribers of this channel are fillterd audience, who know the meaning of real cinema....

  • @krishnendubhattacharyaRedDevil
    @krishnendubhattacharyaRedDevil 3 года назад +6

    What he spoke are not words ... These are manuals to film-making

  • @pritoshsarkar9433
    @pritoshsarkar9433 3 года назад

    Black and white jamana bohot khuv surat tha....

  • @surajitghosh5364
    @surajitghosh5364 3 года назад +8

    At 4:00 Mr Ray on his views to make movies. I was wondering till watching this video what was the philosophy behind his work. Got some but thirst is growing.

    • @arindamdutta9371
      @arindamdutta9371 3 года назад +2

      That's a 1944 priceless picture of Ray.. On his 9 to 5 job 😁.... Then he pursued his dreams

  • @maitreekanjilal6779
    @maitreekanjilal6779 2 года назад

    His English is so “English” …amazing

  • @JosephMarvinOliver
    @JosephMarvinOliver 3 года назад +3

    Can you tell me where you sourced all the photos and images?

  • @definite1848
    @definite1848 3 года назад +2

    I saw a interview of his in which he said That indian audience is a backward audience that runs behind commercial film. It can't be more true

    • @leneardpat1
      @leneardpat1 3 года назад

      Why it's can't be true?? look around and observe closely who Indian audience are licking Khan, Karan, Kapoor ass.

  • @Valkyri3Z
    @Valkyri3Z 2 месяца назад

    Its a very interesting fact that he did not actually like well composed frames. I always thought someone like him would stress a lot on the composition.

  • @derowski.
    @derowski. 3 года назад +1

    What's the source of the original video, around 12:00 duration?

  • @shubhankarchatterjee8619
    @shubhankarchatterjee8619 3 года назад

    Kindly jodi paren tahole ei video te Satyajit ray r jato clip ache jeta te uni kotha bolchen shei gulo ke audio r ei video shomet upload korun...

  • @anuradhainamdar8967
    @anuradhainamdar8967 3 года назад

    I wish Mr.Satyajit Ray who I am a admirer of would have made a movie on one of o Bengal greats, India's and International greats,Sir Rabindranath Tagore, it would have proved immortal after all wasn't he the first winner of Nobel prize in Literature in all of Asia.

    • @sam0nemo
      @sam0nemo 3 года назад

      He did make the famous documentary on Tagore, on Tagore's birth centenary!

  • @Kaurab
    @Kaurab 3 года назад +3

    Quite a deplorable interviewer! He had done virtually no homework before meeting someone who was then already a rising star of international art cinema.

  • @brandnamer6612
    @brandnamer6612 3 года назад

    todays generation of films are mostly unrealistic and unphilosophical..back then when films are 💎❤️❤️ satyajit ray like directors are true masters of art

    • @victor256in
      @victor256in 3 года назад

      Unrealistic and unphilosphical mane ki dhoper chop?

    • @brandnamer6612
      @brandnamer6612 3 года назад

      @@victor256in ha chop er dhop

  • @sharini167
    @sharini167 Год назад

    0:47 where did you get this clipping of soumitra chatterjee with so many people surrounding him..