cinematographer · Golden Age
1932–2023
Three National Film Awards for Best Cinematography: Ashani Sanket, Sonar Kella, Shatranj Ke Khiladi; Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
Soumendu Roy (1932–2023) began as Subrata Mitra’s assistant and took over as Satyajit Ray’s cinematographer from Teen Kanya (1961) onward, ultimately shooting twenty-two of Ray’s films including Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Aranyer Din Ratri and Hirak Rajar Deshe. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography three times and also worked extensively with Tapan Sinha and Tarun Majumdar.
Teen Kanya (1961) · Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) · Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) · Ashani Sanket (1973) · Sonar Kella (1974) · Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)
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