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Satyajit Ray: Quick Facts

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Born May 2, 1921 • Kolkata • India
Died April 23, 1992 (aged 70) • Kolkata • Kolkata • India • India
Notable Works “Agantuk” • “Aparajito” • “The World of Apu” • “Pather Panchali”

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Satyajit Ray (kneeling) during the filming of Kanchenjungha (1962).
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