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Sukumar Ray (1987)

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Sukumar Ray 1987

Sukumar Ray (1987)

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Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

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Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."

Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663626
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663627
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663628
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663788
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663789
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663626
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663627
Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

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Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."

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Government of West Bengal,

Satyajit Ray Productions

Cinematographer

Barun Raha

Director

Satyajit Ray

Editing

Dulal Dutta

Lead Cast

Satya Banerjee,

Soumitra Chatterjee,

Utpal Dutt,

Haradhan bannerjee

Lead Cast Rest

Tapan Chatterjee,

Rabi Ghosh,

Tapen chatterjee

Music Director

Satyajit Ray

Narrator

Saumitra Chattopadhyay

Script Writer

Satyajit Ray

Still Photographer

Nemai Ghosh

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                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Raha, Barun (Cinematographer), Sukumar Ray, 1987 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663625

                          Cinematographer

                          Barun Raha
                          Document TypePhotographic Still

                          Film Title

                          Sukumar Ray, 1987, India, Bengali

                          Scene Description Based on the life of Sukumar Ray, a scientist, author and reformist belonging to the Brahmo Samaj, also the father of the legendary Bengali director Satyajit Ray. Interested in writing and publishing since a young age, Ray during his studies at the Presidency College Calcutta, established the group, Nonsense Club. They published a hand-written magazine on humour by the name of "Thiry two and a half fries." It was here that Ray published his first humorous poetry and the play Jhala Pala (Cacophony)._x000d_ Here is a scene, reenacted from the play, asked to explain the meaning of "I go up, we go down" in a classroom. Utpal Dutt as the teacher explain the meaning with deducing the English quote by its Bengali phonetic counterparts as the sentence "I go up" becomes, "The cow's eye water" or "the cow is crying" and "We go down" is explained as "termites have destroyed the warehouse."(1/6)

                          Director

                          Satyajit Ray

                          Banner

                          Government of West Bengal,

                          Satyajit Ray Productions

                          Cast

                          Satya Banerjee,

                          Soumitra Chatterjee,

                          Utpal Dutt,

                          Haradhan bannerjee,

                          Tapan Chatterjee,

                          Rabi Ghosh,

                          Tapen chatterjee

                          Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

                          Copyright of ImageWith Producer | Archive Object

                          Research Categories

                          1_CinemaEducation

                          3_Photography

                          File Name

                          CINE-pho_716_nemai-ghosh-v23_25Sep25_issue_test.xlsx