![]() That Pather Panchali would be a groundbreaking film was clear in Ray’s mind even before he had started shooting. Sixty-three years after its release, it is also the only Indian film to feature on a list of 100 best foreign language films of the 21st century released by the BBC recently. It was his first and introduced a new era in Indian filmmaking. But for many, Pather Panchali remains the most iconic Ray film. His oeuvre of films includes more than 30 titles made over a career spanning nearly four decades. In 1992, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awarded Ray an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement. The shooting of the Satyajit Ray classic remains a cherished memory for the people of Boral.(Arijit Sen/HT Photo) Saral Dighi, a pond in the village Boral, was one of the sites for Pather Panchali, say locals. Of course, I did badly in my exams,” he says in all good humour, and without any trace of guilt or remorse. Then Ray started shooting Pather Panchali, his first film, in our village, Boral, in 1952-53 and I started bunking school to watch them shoot. Eighty-two year old Krishnapada Dutta holds filmmaker Satyajit Ray responsible for making him neglect his studies as a young boy in school.
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