Rrahul Sudhir Instagram – Christopher Nolan- “I have had the pleasure of watching Mr Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ recently, which I hadn’t seen before. I think it is one of the best films ever made. It is an extraordinary piece of work.” Martin Scorsese- “I’m totally in awe of the movie Kalpana. It’s a genuine dance film. In other words, a film which is not just about dance, but there is dance in movement, composition and energy… I‘m also a big fan of Satyajit Ray’s body of work. The few interactions I had with Ray are memories I treasure,” Keanu Reeves- “My only understanding of India (in his younger days) was through the Satyajit Ray films I watched in film festival after film festival. They are incredible. That is how I perceive India — real, warm and unaffected,” Julia Roberts-“Not even in Hollywood do we have a director of Ray’s caliber today. When special effects and technical superiority were unknown to the cinema, he created masterpieces in the simplest form. I still wonder how fabulously he used Madhabi Mukherjee’s eyes in mid and tight close-ups in Charulata,” Meryl Streep- “His handling of actress Madhabi Mukherjee in Charulata shows how much respect and dignity Ray gave to his actresses. That itself is the hallmark of a true director. I have not an iota of doubt that if Ray worked in Hollywood, he would have proved a tough competition for the likes of Sir David Lean, Francis Ford Coppola and Sir Alan Parker,” Audrey Hepburn- “The Academy Board of Governors has voted to award an Honorary Oscar to the great Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Academy recognizes Mr Ray’s rare mastery of the arts of motion pictures and his profound humanism which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world…” Photography – @amitkhannaphotography Styling @stylingbyvictor @sohail__mughal___ HMUA @sahil_anand_arora Outfit by @victor_robinsonofficial #rrahulsudhir #ootd #satyajitray #picoftheday #model #thursday #happyrepublicday Aarey Forest