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This Article is From Sep 25, 2012

Satyajit Ray's statue unveiled in Australia

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Updated : September 25, 2012 5:06 pm IST

The official statement said the unveiling of the statue of Mr Ray, who is considered one of the pioneers of the 20th century Indian cinema

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  • A statue of Indian cinema legend Satyajit Ray was unveiled in Australian city of Melbourne honouring him for his outstanding contribution in the field of cinema.
  • The statue was unveiled by the award winning Australian film director Paul Cox in presence of Indian Consul General S K Behera yesterday at Australia India Institute (AII) building.
  • The ceremony was followed by a film screening of Apur Sansar.
  • The official statement said the unveiling of the statue of Mr Ray, who is considered one of the pioneers of the 20th century Indian cinema, is a mark of honour to acknowledge his outstanding contribution to cinema.
  • Others present on the occasion were AII director Amitabh Mattoo, and AII chairman Robert Johanson. Satyajit Ray is most famous for his The Apu trilogy --Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959).
  • He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna and an Honorary Oscar in 1992.
Melbourne: A statue of Indian cinemalegend Satyajit Ray was unveiled in Australian city ofMelbourne honouring him for his outstanding contribution inthe field of cinema.

The statue was unveiled by the award winning Australianfilm director Paul Cox in presence of Indian Consul General SK Behera yesterday at Australia India Institute (AII)building.

The ceremony was followed by a film screening of ApurSansar.

The official statement said the unveiling of the statueof Mr Ray, who is considered one of the pioneers of the 20thcentury Indian cinema, is a mark of honour to acknowledgehis outstanding contribution to cinema.

Others present on the occasion were AII directorAmitabh Mattoo, and AII chairman Robert Johanson.Satyajit Ray is most famous for his The Apu trilogy --PatherPanchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959).

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He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna and an HonoraryOscar in 1992.
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