Bengali culture
Bengali films (Tollygunj)
Bengali cinema is among the most-awarded in India. Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak made Bengal the cradle of Indian art cinema, and the tradition continues with contemporary auteurs.
সত্যজিৎ রায়
sôttojit rāy
Satyajit Ray — global icon of Indian cinema
পথের পাঁচালী
pôther pāñcālī
"Pather Panchali" (1955) — Ray's debut
ঋত্বিক ঘটক
ritwik ghôṭôk
Ritwik Ghatak — politically searing auteur
মৃণাল সেন
mr̥iṇāl sen
Mrinal Sen — pioneer of parallel cinema
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