A file photo of Satyajit Ray.
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Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's birth anniversary was on Monday
Satyajit Ray died on April 23 in 1992 at the age of 71
Satyajit Ray has directed cult movies like Aparajito, Pather Panchali
Madhur Bhandarkar remembered the legendary director whose first film Pather Panchali won 11 international awards, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, as one of the most influential directors in world cinema. Filmmaker Ashok Pandit also paid his respect to the Bharat Ratna awardee. Here is what the celebrities had to say:
Today is RAY day.. Happy birthday to the Master Satyajit Ray..
— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) May 2, 2016
Happy Birthday to the #MasterofIndianCinema. #SatyajitRay Sahab. #Respects. pic.twitter.com/L9BaVMIWgO
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) May 2, 2016
Mr Bhandarkar retweeted a fan club's post, which said: "Master film maker & one of the most influential directors in world cinema, Satyajit Ray, was born on May 2, 1921."
