As a then-aspiring actor, Ali Fazal remembers taking delight in the beauty of Satyajit Ray’s works as he watched Pather Panchali (1955), Charulata (1964) and Ghare Baire (1984), among others. Little did he know then that some day, he will pay a cinematic tribute to India’s greatest filmmaker. The actor is part of Ray, Netflix’s anthology of four stories inspired by the auteur’s work. While the team is tight-lipped about the project, it is known that Fazal shot for his short film in Aurangabad in January under the watchful eyes of director Srijit Mukherjee.  

Satyajit Ray