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Satyajit Ray is a film director, writer, composer born in Calcutta (British Raj).
Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ˈʃotːodʒit ˈrae̯] ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of cinema. He is celebrated for works including The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), The Music Room (1958), The Big City (1963), Charulata (1964), and the Goopy–Bagha trilogy (1969–1992).[a] Ray was born in Calcutta to author Sukumar Ray and Suprabha Ray. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent film-making after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
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| Born | 2 May 1921, Calcutta |
| Profession | film director, writer, composer |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Educated at | University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Ballygunge Government High School, Presidency University |
| Spouse | Bijoya Ray |
| Children | Sandip Ray |
| Awards | Golden Lion, Bharat Ratna, Golden Bear, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Silver Bear for Best Director, Academy Honorary Award, National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, Padma |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Aries |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Aries |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Astrology of Professions (Pathak)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 148 Bollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 16 of them (11%) have the Moon in Aquarius, like Satyajit Ray, and 8 (5%) share the Shatabhisha Nakshatra — the #5 most common Moon Nakshatra among Bollywood personalities, where Swati leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May 1921 in Calcutta. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Astrology of Professions (Pathak)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Satyajit Ray's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Shatabhisha, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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