The director of Ishqiya and Udta Punjab on his new film, the charms of old Bombay, why short films are great news for filmmakers, and how art changes the world.
While Ray may not be the ideal tribute to the master storyteller, it definitely sets the ball running for audiences across the globe to explore his work further
Ray has three directors, at least two of whom appear to be crippled by the pressure of introducing the hallowed source material to modern-day cinephiles
The reward of this ‘no corners cut’ approach translates into films that carve out a place in the hearts of the viewer: they make the viewer feel things
The Udta Punjab and Sonchiriya director looks back at the films that have inspired him, right from Ram Gopal Varma to Satyajit Ray to foreign language cinema