Actors Ali Fazal and Shweta Basu Prasad, who function in Netflix’s anthology on legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s tales, say it was an honor to be part of Ray’s world. That includes tales by Abhishek Chaubey, Srijit Mukherji and Vasan Bala, “Ray” will premiere on the streamer on June 25.
“Ray” includes a stellar solid in Manoj Bajpayee, Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Gajraj Rao and Bidita Bag, amongst others.
Fazal and Basu Prasad star in “Neglect Me Not”, a section directed by Mukherji. Fazal performs Ipsit, a cut-throat company shark within the story that additionally options Anindita Bose. Describing Ray’s persona as larger-than-life, Fazal stated the filmmaker created a “world affect” along with his contribution to literature and cinema.
“It’s an honor to be part of his universe, to be concerned in a undertaking that has such a powerful reference to him. With “Neglect me Not”, we have drawn inspiration from him, his writings and tried to create a narrative that’ll make you reminisce him whereas intriguing your ideas,” the actor stated in a press release.
Basu Prasad stated Ray’s movies have been an enormous a part of her rising up years and he or she has fond reminiscences of watching his movies at her grandmother’s home.
“I feel it’s a good way to introduce the Netflix era to Ray’s written work and I am honored to be part of this. I bear in mind going to my grandmother’s home and watching “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne”, “Sonar Kella”, these are all Ray movies. My first response once I heard about “Ray” was that of pleasure. To me, being part of a undertaking that’s named after India’s best filmmaker is a delight,” she stated.
A revolutionary filmmaker, an auteur, and the creator of the enduring “Feluda” collection, Ray can be celebrated for writing a number of the greatest brief tales India has ever seen and the anthology takes inspiration from these tales.
The opposite three tales within the upcoming anthology “Ray” are titled “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa”, “Bahrupiya”, and “Highlight”.
Niren Bhatt and Siraj Ahmed have tailored the tales for display with Sayantan Mukherjee as showrunner.
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