| 1. Satyajit Ray withdrew from his fine arts course on the day Calcutta was bombed in 1942. |
| 2. His family moved from Chakdah village to Sherpur in East Bengal. |
| 3. Ray's introduction to cinema was through Rabindranath Tagore's influence. |
| 4. Despite familial obstacles, he married his first cousin, Bijoya Ray. |
| 5. Inspired by Jean Renoir, he delved into filmmaking. |
| 6. Ray was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oxford University, following Charlie Chaplin. |
| 7. Beginning in 1961, he composed music for his films. |
| 8. Ray created unique Roman fonts, winning an international competition in 1971. |
| 9. During the production of his first film 'Pather Panchali,' he faced financial challenges. |
| 10. Influenced by John Ford, Ray left a mark on the careers of Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sharmila Tagore. |
| 11. In 1992, he ranked 7th in Sight & Sound Critics’ poll of ‘Top 10 Directors.’ |
| 12. Ray holds the most Golden Bear nominations record. |
| 13. He directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts. |
| 14. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. |
| 15. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. |
| 16. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992. |
