Amjad Khan birth anniversary special: When Gabbar Singh moved Satyajit Ray to tears
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On a bright Sunday morning of 2 June, Kolkata vibed with the rhythms of western classical music under the auspices of the Southern School of Music (Garia) at the packed ICCR’s Satyajit Ray auditorium.
Satyajit Ray found himself at D.J. Keymer & Co, an esteemed British-owned advertising agency, where he cut his teeth as a junior visualiser
One should ask whether all these exhibitions, retrospectives, lectures and seminars, books and articles have succeeded in making Ray's treasure reach the unreached, and whether his luminous creativity is being subjected to questioning in the context of present times.
More than 3,000 schools, colleges, universities and institutions were invited to participate in four categories of competitive events
His innovations like Ray Roman, Daphnis, Bizarre, Holiday Script, and others are still revered today. The fonts using Bengali alphabets (notable ones on Sandesh and Anandamela) influenced a whole generation of young designers.
Presented by India International Centre, the exhibition is titled 'Aap Kya Sandesh Laya'.
He felt, “Today’s screenplay writers do not have the luxury of time to conceptualize and flesh out their characters, adding a trait one day and a quirk another. How will such detailing happen? This affects the actors’ delivery as well.”
