Sandip Ray
| Sandip Ray সন্দীপ রায় |
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Sandip Ray in Kolkata. Dec.2014
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| Born |
8 September 1953 Kolkata, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lalita Ray |
| Children | Souradip Ray (son) |
| Parent(s) |
Satyajit Ray (father) Bijoya Ray (mother) |
Sandip Ray (Bengali: সন্দীপ রায়, Shôndip Rae ?; born 8 September 1953) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the noted Bengali director Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray.
Initially schooled at the South Point School and the Patha Bhavan, Kolkata, he subsequently attended the University of Calcutta.
He started his professional career in film at the age of 22 as assistant director on the sets of his father's film Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players, 1977). Prior to this, he had aided his father in various capacities including still photographer on set. His own directorial debut was Phatik Chand (1983) based on Fatik Chand – the film received an award in the International Children's Film Festival in Vancouver.
Sandip Ray is also a noted photographer. He was the director of photography on Satyajit Ray's last three films, Ganashatru (An Enemy of the People, 1989), Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree, 1990) and Agantuk (The Stranger, 1991).
Sandip Ray also guided the children's magazine Sandesh, which was founded by his great-grandfather Upendrakishore Ray, and continued by his grandfather Sukumar Ray and his father Satyajit Ray. From 1992, after the death of Satyajit, Sandip was the Joint Editor of the Sandesh. Since 2003 he has been the editor of the magazine.
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