Fans commemorated legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s 101st birth anniversary on May 2 by visiting his house after a gap of two years. His son, Sandip Ray, spoke to a media and said, “Today, baba has completed 101 years. Usually, people start coming over to pay their tributes to him in the morning on his birthday. But last two years, we didn’t allow anyone in our house because of the pandemic. We are old-school people who believe in physical activities rather than online.”
“So, this year, with the situation a little better, we have allowed people to come and pay their respects to baba on his special day. However, we are not allowing anyone inside the house as a precautionary measure because of Covid. So, we have organised the whole thing in our garden to avoid crowding. People started to come in from 7 am and it will continue till 1.30 am if not more,” said Sandip Ray.
When asked if he watches any of his father’s films today, Sandip said, “No way. The whole day is spent attending to people. And since this is happening after a gap, there are even more people to attend to. So, I am not left with any time to watch any of baba’s films.”
On the occasion, Sandip’s wife, Satyajit’s daughter-in-law cooks all the dishes loved by the iconic filmmaker - including Yuchi, aloor dom, arhar dal, and doi.
