Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music. Satyajit Ray More Quotes by Satyajit Ray More Quotes From Satyajit Ray My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population. Satyajit Ray citiesplayclass I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music. Satyajit Ray classical-musicwesternindian Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens. Satyajit Ray morninggivingtwo Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years. Satyajit Ray bombayfilmyears You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring back money from your local market, which is very small after Pakistan. Satyajit Ray pakistanlimitswant I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time. Satyajit Ray gdpwesterninstruments Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can't leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule. Satyajit Ray threedonedirectors I don't start a film with the heroine but with the cinema subject. If there is a woman in the story, she has to be of a particular type. It's not as if I start with Madhuri Dixit and then think what kind of film. Satyajit Ray womanstartthinkcinema What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure. Satyajit Ray measurewillsomeonefeet I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer directors to back, because even if my films don't bring their costs in back home, once they're shown outside of India they manage to cover the costs. Satyajit Ray thinkmeworkhome For a film maker, an Oscar is like a Nobel Prize, you know. So I am very happy... delighted. There is nothing more after this. I cannot hope to get anything more prestigious. Satyajit Ray i-amyouhopehappy
