India's pioneering polymath and filmmaker who provided Indian cinema that essential burst of international critical acclaim, starting with Pather Panchali (1955), and thereafter sustaining a near forty year cinematic journey of rare creativity and brilliance, encompassing virtually every aspect of film-making and various interrelated subjects from literature to design, from music to science fiction.




India's pioneering polymath and filmmaker who provided Indian cinema that essential burst of international critical acclaim, starting with Pather Panchali (1955), and thereafter sustaining a near forty year cinematic journey of rare creativity and brilliance, encompassing virtually every aspect of film-making and various interrelated subjects from literature to design, from music to science fiction.