The viewer’s even today will be able to recognize it within a few seconds. There was an elaborate machine for sync sound,” Sandip said. Ravi Shankar has almost become a signature tune of ‘ Pather Panchali ’. “During those days, there was no concept of dubbing. A huge B-channel sound mixer that was used by Ray and was also on display in the lobby was a big draw. Soumendu Roy was also there,” Sandip added. “Dinen Gupta had come as the camera caretaker. In 1954, Satyajit had hired this Mitchell camera from Technicians Studio for filming ‘Pather Panchali’. 6 min read Member-only Pather Panchali: The Recurring Song of Life This Timeless Indian Classic Tells The Story of Us All photo: Telegraph India Satyajit Ray’s Pather. “From ‘Aparajito’ onwards, Baba used various models of the Ariflex camera,” Sandip said. Incidentally, Satyajit had to use various cameras for the filming of ‘Pather Panchali’ primarily because filming took over a long period of time due to financial constraints. Rare cinema equipment including film viewing machine, valco editing table, RCA 35mm 3track sound racks, 16 mm film projector, sound recorder/reproducer, were stacked together in one huge corner. During the festival, the lobby just next to the auditorium had become a treasure trove for archival enthusiasts. Among the material that will go is the Mitchell camera that was used to shoot ‘Pather Panchali’. Subsequently, all the archival material will be shifted to a new building next door where a museum is being planned. Now, it has gone to the Chalachitra Shatabarsha Bhawan. His other song - ‘Chol re chol sobe bharato santan’ – had a piano as an accompaniment.įor many years, this keyboard was kept in the Ray archives at Nandan. ![]() Neither of these had any instrumental accompaniment. The soundtrack of ‘Ghare Baire’ had Kishore Kumar’s rendition of ‘Bidhir badhon katbe tumi’ and ‘Bujhte naari nari ki chay’. That piece of history has been the star attraction for viewers at Chalachitra Shatabarsha Bhawan. Those who have watched Utpalendu Chakrabarty’s documentary titled ‘The Music of Satyajit Ray’ have seen footage of the iconic director playing a Roland synthesizer. A tour of the two halls in the building that have the Satyajit and Uttam Kumar memorabilia were a bonus for film buffs who came for the screening at this venue. These are part of the state film archives that have been on display at the Chalachitra Shatabarsha Bhawan which was one of the eight KIFF venues. Kolkata: The camera that was used to shoot ‘ Pather Panchali’ and the keyboard Satyajit Ray used to compose the music for ‘ Ghare Baire’ have been big attractions at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
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